Short-to medium-range commercial transport. First Srs. 500 flown November 15, 1967 Production currently standardising on Srs. 500 and 600. Orders for the Friendship (including 205 licence-built in the USA by Fairchild) totalled 623 by beginning of 1975 when production rate was two per month.
By comparison with basic Srs. 200 (see 1968 edition), the Srs. 500 has a 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m) fuselage stretch. The Srs. 400 “Combiplane” (see 1986 edition) and the equivalent military Srs. 400M (illustrated above) are convertible cargo or combined cargo-passenger versions of the Srs. 200, and the current Srs. 600 is similar to the Srs. 400 but lacks the reinforced and watertight cargo floor.
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Power Plant | Two 2.260 eshp Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7 turboprops |
| Performance | Max cruise. 322 mph (518 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6 095 m): normal cruise at 38.000 lb (17 237 kg), 298 mph (480 km/h) at 20.000 ft (6095 m): range with max payload. 667 mls (10 75 km), with max fuel and 9,680-lb (4 390-kg) payload. 1,099 mls (1 805 km): initial climb at max take-off weight. 1,200 h/min (6,1 m/sec): service ceiling at 38.000 lb (17 237 kg). 29,500 ft (9 000 m). |
| Weights | Empty. 24,886 lb (11 288 kg) |
| Operational empty, 25.951 lb (11 771 kg) | |
| Max, take-off. 45.000 lb (20 411 kg) | |
| Accommodation | Basic flight crew of two or three and standard seating for 52 passengers. Alternative arrangements for up to 56 passengers. |
| Dimensions | Span. 95 ft 1 ¾ in (29.00 m): |
| Length, 82 ft 2 ½ in (25.06 m): | |
| Height, 28 ft 7 ¼ in (8,71 m): | |
| Wing area, 753.47 sq ft (70 m2) |
