Aircraft / BAe Jetstream 41
The British Aerospace Jetstream 41 is a three abreast short-range, twin engine turboprop regional airliner produced by British Aerospace (BAe), a British aircraft manufacturer based in Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom. BAe was founded in 1977 upon the merger of the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), Hawker Siddeley and Scottish Aviation.
The BAe Jetstream 41 was developed to be a stretched version of the popular BAe Jetstream 31 to compete with 30-seat aircraft such as the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Dornier 328, and Saab 340 by adding 16 feet / 4.9 m to the fuselage, an increased wingspan, and redesigned ailerons and flaps. The aircraft’s flight deck saw improvements including a modern EFIS system and an improved windscreen configuration, and the Jetstream 41 featured a more efficient 5-blade propeller as compared to the Jetstream 31’s 4-bladed prop.
Manufactured in a single passenger aircraft variant, production of the Jetstream 41 ended in 1998 after 100 units were built. A freighter conversion program also exists. The type remains in service with ~50 examples reportedly active in recent years.
Reference: Wikipedia.
Stats
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Name: British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Final Assembly Line: Hurn, near Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Role: Turboprop Regional Airliner
First Introduction: 25 November 1992
Status: Out of Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 29 Standard
Engines: 2 × Allied Signal TPE331-14GR/HR
Cruise Speed: 295 knots (546 km/h; 339 mph)
Range: 774 nmi (1433 km; 891 mi)