Turboprop Aircraft

ATR 42
The ATR 42-500 twin turboprop airliner, seen here in service with Air Martinique.	An ATR 42-500 with Oman Air. The -500 series has new engines and propellers, improved hot and high performance, increased weight capacity and an improved passenger cabin.	The ATR 42-500 can operate on short and unpaved runways at temperatures down to -54°C.
ATR 42-500 in the fleet of Air Littoral.	Over 370 ATR 42 aircraft (shown here in service with ACES Colombia) have been delivered.	Olympic Airways of Greece operates a number of ATR 42 aircraft.
The 50-seat ATR 42-500 was first certificated in July 95.	The ATR 42-500 in service with Continental Express.	The ATR 42 can be quickly converted for cargo with a quick change conversion kit.
ATR 42-500 in the fleet of AEROMAR of Mexico.

ATR 72
An ATR-500 twin turboprop passenger and freighter aircraft with China Xinjiang Airlines.	American Eagle was the launch customer for the ATR 72-500 in July 1997.	The 500 series aircraft has new engines and propellers, improved hot and high performance, increased payload and an improved passenger cabin. Alitalia Express has six ATR 72-500.
Farnair of Switzerland was the launch customer for the ATR 72-500 in the full freighter version.	Vietnam Airlines has 11 ATR 72-500 turboprops in service.	Air New Zealand has ordered nine ATR 72-500 for its fleet.
The ATR 72-500 can carry up to 74 passengers in a four abreast, centre-aisle configuration. Air Tahiti has six on order.	Iberia's franchise airline, Air Nostrum has a fleet of five ATR 72-500 turboprops.	ATR 72-500 in service with Eurowings of Germany.
Thai Airways operates the ATR 72-500.

BAE ATP
ATPs in Air Europa's fleet on the ground.	Biman Bangladesh Airlines has two ATP Advanced Turboprop aircraft.	The ATP cockpit with fully digital flight deck.
The ATP is designed for short haul flights with up to 72 passengers.	An ATP outlined against the setting sun.	ATP operated by Air Europa Express of Spain.
The ATP Freighter variant is scheduled to be completed in early 2002.

BAE Jetstream 31 and 32EP
The BAE Systems 19-seat Jetstream 32EP.	A Jetstream 32 leased to Air Botnia (now Blue 1) of Finland by BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Asset Management.	The interior of a Jetstream 31 flown by Corporate Flight Management, with ten leather seats.
A Jetstream 32EP operated by Corporate Express of Canada.	Jetstream 32 in the fleet of Ansett Aviation.	J31 operated by Corporate Flight Management, a business charter company based in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Transworld Express Jetstream 32.	A typical J31 cabin interior with a ten-seat layout.	Richard Petty Enterprises J31 at NASCAR with the Richard Petty team grand prix car and driver.

BAE Jetstream 41
Atlantic Coast Airlines, a United Express Carrier based at Washington Dulles International Airport.	South African Airlink of Johannesburg operates a fleet of Jestream 41 aircraft.	Jetstream 41 in United Express livery at Washington Dulles International Airport
Jetstream 41 aircraft are in service in both 29/30 seat commuter and a 14 seat corporate shuttle.	The Jetstream 41 turboprop regional airliner, a stretched development of the Jetstream 31/32 family, entered service in 1982.

Bombardier Canadair 415 Superscooper
The Bombardier Canadair 415 amphibious aircraft.	The Canadair 415 is known in the firefighting service as the Superscooper.	The Canadair 415 aircraft can remain on station for up to three hours, dropping typically nine tank loads of water on a fire.
The aircraft has a firefighting drop system composed of four independently openable water doors.	The cockpit of the 415.	Stabiliser floats are mounted on pylons on the undersides of the wings.
A search and rescue variant.	The water tanks are filled in flight while skimming over the water surface via two hydraulically operated scoops.	The water tanks can be filled in 12s by the scoops.
Four water tanks installed in the main fuselage compartment have a capacity of 6,137l.	The Canadair 415 is also capable of adaptation to a variety of roles, such as maritime surveillance, search and rescue.

Bombardier Q300 DHC-8 Dash 8
The Dash 8 Q300 regional airliner can seat up to 56 passengers.	As well as Q300, the family includes the Q100 (37 seats), Q200 (39 seats) and Q400 (68-78 seats).	US Airways Q300.
Air Nippon of Japan bases its Q300 aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.	Q300 in the fleet of British European.	Q300 flying with LIAT Airways of the Caribbean.
The aircraft is fitted with the Bombardier Noise and Vibration Suppression system (NVS).	The cabin of the Q300.	Q300 in the service of Tyrolean airlines.
Air Nostrum Q300 on the ground.	The aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 turboprop engines, each providing 1,775kW.

Bombardier Q400 Dash 8
The Q400 Dash 8 high-speed turboprop airliner.	British European Airline has ordered the Q400.	The Q400 landing at London City Airport.
The Q400 was developed to provide a larger aircraft for high-density, short-haul routes.	Japan Air Commuter has placed orders for 5 Q400.	Q400 taking off.
Q400 in the fleet of Norway’s Wideroe airlines.	The Q400 is fitted with a Noise and Vibration Suppression system (NVS).	The Q400 on the ramp at London City Airport (LCY).

Embraer EMB-120
The EMB-120 Brasilia 30-seat twin-turboprop airliner.	Atlantic South East Airlines (ASA) was the launch customer for the EMB-120.	The Rio-Sul regional airline of Rio de Janeiro operates twelve EMB-120.
The Brazilian Air Force operates two VIP transport versions of the EMB-120 aircraft.	The aircraft is also available in an all-cargo version with a payload capacity of 4,000kg.	EMB-120 in the fleet of InterBrasil Star of Sao Paolo.
EMB-120 in the colours of United Express.	The extended range version, the EMB-120ER, which was first delivered in 1993.

F406 Caravan II
The F406 is available as a 14-seat passenger transport, a six-seater for executive / VIP use or a small cargo transport, with a nominal maximum payload of just over 2,200kg.	The F406's standard avionics system is the Honeywell Silver Crown package, which includes two communication and navigation systems, glideslope and ADF.	Surmar / Polmar customers include the Australian and Greek coastguards, Scottish Fisheries and British, French and US customs.

Fairchild Dornier 328
The Fairchild 328 is a 32-seat turboprop powered regional airliner.	The Fairchild 328 fitted with jets.	The aircraft is designed for passenger flight.
The Fairchild 328 on landing.	The Fairchild 328 with passengers boarding.	The 328 turboprop is certified according to JAR-25, FAR PART 25.

Hawker Beechcraft Beech King 1900D
The Hawker Beechcraft Beech King 1900D twin turboprop regional airliner.	A Beech King 1900D operated by Continental Airlines.	The 1900D can be configured as a commuter aircraft for up to 19 passengers, with a combination of passenger/cargo, or as a corporate shuttle or VIP aircraft.
The Beech King 1900 flying over the Golden Gate Bridge.	The flight deck of the 1900D.	The aircraft on the runway.
The 1900D is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D turboprop engines, each rated at 954kW, providing a maximum cruise speed of 283 knots (316mph).	Seven aircraft are in service with the US Air Force Chemical and Biological Defence Command.

Hawker Beechcraft Beech King Air 350
The Beech King Air 350 twin turboprop 11-passenger business aircraft.	Over 500 King Air 350 have been sold since the aircraft took its first flight in 1988.	The 350 is one of three current production versions of the King Air, along with the B200 and the C90B.
King Air 350 on the runway.	The King Air 350 has been sold for military applications, equipped for special missions, maritime patrol, electronic intelligence and reconnaissance.	The aircraft has two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-60A reverse flow, free turbine engines, each rated at 1,050shp.
The aircraft's maximum speed is 583km/h and it has a cruise range of 3,280km.	The 350 has four-bladed, aluminium alloy automatic feathering reversible-pitch propellers.

Hawker Beechcraft Beech King Air B200
The Beech King Air B200 twin-turboprop transport and utility aircraft.	Over 2,150 King Air B200 aircraft have been sold worldwide.	The B200 has a maximum speed of 480km/hr and range of over 3,400km.
The Beech King Air B200 has two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A reverse flow, free turbine engines, each rated at 1,050shp.	The air-conditioned 'squared-oval' pressurised cabin can be fitted with seven or nine seats.	The B200 has been sold in both civil and military versions, and is in service with the US Army, Army National Guard, Air National Guard and Navy.
The B200 entered service in 1981.

King Air C90GTi Twin-Turbine Aircraft
The E90 variant from the Beechcraft King Air family.	The C90GTi aircraft is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135-A turbojet engine.	The C90GTi aircraft has state-of-the-art digital capabilities, including capturing, processing and displaying.

Piaggio P180 Avanti II
The Piaggio P180 Avanti II twin-engine turboprop business aircraft is the successor to the P180 Avanti.	The Avanti II was certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in October 2005 and is scheduled to enter service in early 2006.	The Avanti II introduces enhanced avionics, higher performance in terms of speed and payload and a higher level of cabin comfort.
The Avanti II has a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.70 and seats up to nine passengers.	The spacious interior of the Avanti II cabin.	The pusher engines of the Avanti II direct sound toward the tail of the aircraft, minimising engine noise.
The Avanti II avionics is based on the Rockwell Collins ProLine 21 suite and includes three 10in by 8in liquid crystal displays.

Saab 2000
The Saab 2000 regional turboprop entered service in 1994.	The Saab 2000, in the foreground, is a larger, more powerful version of the Saab 340.	The flight deck of the Saab 2000.
The Saab 2000FI flight inspection aircraft developed for the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.	The Saab 2000 can carry 50 passengers over 1,000nm in three hours.	The aircraft is powered by two Rolls-Royce Allison AE 2100A turboprop engines.
The six-bladed propellers are constant speed with auto-feathering and reverse pitch. Shown here during water testing.

Saab 340B
The Saab 340B turboprop in service with Northwest Airlink of Memphis, Tennessee.	Saab 340B in the fleet of American Eagle.	The Saab 340B flight deck.
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) operates a fleet of 11 Saab 340B aircraft.	The interior of the Saab 340B.	Saab 340 in service with Golden Air of Sweden.
The Saab 340B has completed over 10 million flights.	Saab 340B in the colours of Skyways of Sweden.	The aircraft has hydraulically-operated tricycle landing gear.

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