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1991
1991 - 2887.PDF
REGIONAL AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY Fligh( Internationals Regional Air craft Directory, retitled last year, succeeds the Commuter Aircraft Directory. The developing trend for turbofan-powered airliners for regional operations, highlighted last year (Flight International, 13-19 June, 1990) has con tinued with two more entrants (the British Aerospace RJ70 and the projected Yakovlev 48) which meet our criterion for a maxi mum capacity of 75 passengers. The emergence of a whole generation of designs called Regional Jets (RJs), inevita bly validating Canadairs choice of name, may lead us in due course to redefine the division between Flight International's Re gional Aircraft Directory and Commercial Aircraft of the World. The Flight Interna tional Commercial Aircraft of the World Directory (4-10 September, 1991) devoted to jets, has crept down already, with the advent of the original R] and the Embraer EMB-145, to include 50-seaters. Remaining aircraft are propeller-driven — mostly turboprops — although a variety of piston-twins include venerable designs being promoted following significant mod ification: Basler's PT6-driven DC-3 and Kelowna's re-working of the Convairliner. The directory aims to cover aircraft of nine seats and upwards in passenger- carrying capacity that have applications in short- to medium-range airline operations, from the Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander to the ATR72. We have included some which have been announced since mid- 1990. Out of production types have also been included. There is no universal defi nition of a regional airliner, but our directory effectively includes the majority of aircraft that operate throughout the world, mainly on scheduled services. For readers unfamiliar with the directory format, information is provided in two main ways. First, each aircraft is described briefly in alphabetical order of manufac turer, with details of current devel opments. Then, in a series of tables, relevant technical details and performance data are given for each type. To facilitate comparisons between competing types, the tables are arranged in ascending order of aircraft seating capacity. Wherever possible, information pro vided directly by the manufacturers has been used, and we thank those concerned • for their assistance and co-operation. Some data have had to be compiled from other sources, since many manufacturers did not respond or gave incomplete returns. The tables and charts are published as a guide only and should not be used for any operational purpose. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 6 - 12 November. 1991 33
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