The VFW 614 was the first passenger jet to go into large-scale production in the Western part of Germany. Developmental work started in 1963, as a co-operative project under the leadership of the Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke - Fokker GmbH with participation of further enterprises such as MBB, Sabca (Belgium) and Fairey (UK).
The goal was to develop a jet for employment on short distances. The successful maiden flight of the twin-jet prototype G1 took place on July 14, 1971. On February 1, 1972, G1 crashed during a routine test flight. One year later, however, in April 1973, the first ten VFW 614 went into large-scale production.
The very spacious and comfortably equipped VFW 614 can carry 40 - 44 passengers on a distance of more than 650 kilometers. Powered by aero-engines which were developed by Rolls-Royce and mounted atop of the wings, the airplane reached a maximum speed of 735 km/h.
