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Length (m)
Wingspan (m)
Height (m)
Wing area (m
2
)
Cabin width (m)
Max take-off weight (kg)
Option
Max landing weight (kg)
Operating empty weight (kg)
Max zero fuel weight (kg)
Option
Max payload (kg)
Powerplant
Standard fuel capacity (1)
Normal operating speed (kt)
Max cruise speed (kt)
Max operating altitude (ft)
Take-off field length (m)
Landing field length (m)
Accommodation (typical)
Design range with pax
Option
ATR 42-320
22.67
24.57
7.59
54.5
2.57
16,700
-
16,400
10,600
15,200
-
4,600
2 x 1,603kW
P&WC PW121
5,730
250
265
25.000
1,040
1,034
48
1,950km/46

ATR 42-500
22.67
24.57
7.59
54.5
2.57
18.600
-
18.300
11.250
16,700
-
5,450
2 x 1,790kW
P&WC PW127E
5,736
250
300
25,000
1,165
1,126
50
1,554km/48
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ATR 72-500
27.17
27.06
7.65
61
2.57
22,000
22,500
21,850
12,950
20,000
20,500
7.050
2 x 2,048kW
P&WC PW127F
6,400
250
276
25.000
1,223
1,048
68
1,334km/68
1,649km/68
Production
The manufacture of fuselage and wings are sub-
contracted to Alenia Aerospazio and EADS
respectively, while the final assembly line, engineer-
ing and procurement take place at ATR Integrated's
Toulouse plant. Last year 14 ATRs were delivered.
Xian Aircraft has an agreement to produce ATR
72 rear fuselages in China. Hindustan Aeronautics
(HAL) has signed a heads of agreement with ATR
aimed at producing the two models in India for home
and foreign markets. ATR and HAL have discussed
a deal for several years, but have not reached final
agreement. The deal is unlikely to go ahead unless
Indian Airlines starts to operate the type. The airline
has a global tender for the lease of four ATR 42s.
Ordered: 670 (369 ATR 42/301 ATR 72)
Delivered: 645 (367 ATR 42/278 ATR 72)
AVIATION INDUSTRIES OF CHINA
Length (m)
Wingspan (m)
Height (m)
Cabin width (m)
Max take-off weight (kg)
Option
Max landing weight (kg)
Option
Max payload (kg)
ARJ21 ARJ21 Stretch
31.74
27.39
8.796
3.143
36,547
39,558
3,989
36,789
8,280
Powerplant 2 x 18.0001b
GE CF34-10A
Standard fuel capacity (I)
Normal op speed (Mach)
Max operating altitude (ft)
Take-off field length (m)
Landing field length (m)
Accommodation (typical)
12,719
0.78
35,000
1.376*
1,415*
79
35.11
27.39
8.813
3.143
40,281
42,758
37,461
39,765
10,589
12,719
0.78
35,000
1,612'
1,491*
99
Design range with pax 2,225km/79 2,225/99
Option 3,700km/79 3,335km/99
Aviation Industries of China, 67 Jiao Nan Street
(PO Box 33), Beijing 100712, China
Tel: +86 (10) 6401 3332 Fax: +86 (10) 6401 3648
China Aviation Industry I and II (AVIC I and AVIC II)
were formed from Chinese aviation companies by
the government in 1999. The two groups are each
developing regional jets to replace their outdated
turboprop transports (See Shaanxi Aircraft and Xian
Aircraft).
ARJ21
Unveiled in September last year, AVIC I's ARJ21
(Advanced Regional Jet) programme aims to
develop a 79-seat baseline model and a 99-seat
stretched version, to fly in 2006 and enter service
the following year. The aircraft is a larger develop-
ment of the NRJ58/76 earlier linked with AVIC I.
The aircraft features two rear-fuselage- mounted
engines and a high T-tail, and closely resemble the
Boeing MD-80/90, some of which were built in
China in the 1980s and 90s. The aircraft would fea-
ture conventional rather than fly-by-wire controls.
Last month it emerged that Boeing is joining the
ARJ21 programme as a consultant. The US manu-
facturer will provide engineering support to AVIC I
Commercial Aircraft (ACAC), which has been set up
to lead the development effort and groups together
teams from AVIC I companies Xian Aircraft
Industrial, Shanghai Aircraft Industrial Group and
others. The Boeing agreement could lead to the
ARJ21 family sharing commonality with Boeing's
Next Generation 737 family, say Chinese industry
sources.
In November ACAC selected the 18,000lb-thrust
GE CF34-10A engine for the aircraft. Other engines
that were being considered were the P&WC
PW800, the RR BR710 and the Snecma 146. a new
engine based around Snecma's DEM21 core tech-
nology demonstrator. Meanwhile Ukrainian design
bureau Antonov is in discussions with ACAC on tak-
ing responsibility for the design and production of
the ARJ21's fuselage. It has been reported in China
that the government has promised to provide 5 bil-
lion yuan ($600 million) in "seed funding" for the
project and that up to 2 billion yuan has already
been made available to ACAC.
AVIC II has separately been working on its own
regional jet programme and has selected Embraer
as preferred partner. The tie-up has Chinese govern-
ment approval, but contracts have yet to be finalised.
If the venture goes ahead, the 50-seat ERJ-145 (see
Embraer) will be built under licence at Harbin.
Production
The ARJ21 is to be manufactured in Shanghai,
where design and assembly will take place. ACAC
hope to sell 300 jets within 20 years.
AvteAir, 555 Airport Way, Suite A, Camarillo,
California 93010, USA
Tel: +1 (805) 482 2700 Fax: +1 (805) 987 0068;
9000T
Featuring a forward lifting canard to reduce wing-
induced drag, the six- to eight-seat Avtek Air 9000T
composite twin-turboprop is undergoing FAA certifi-
cation. AvtekAir plans to certificate two variants, the
9000T and a 9000J turbojet-powered version. The
company has also studied a 19-seat stretch
"Express" commuter model. A proof-of-concept
400A first flew in September 1984, and AvtekAir
plans certification by the end of 2005.
Production
AvtekAir plans to produce all models in Texas.
Ayres, a US agricultural aircraft manufacturer, filed
for bankruptcy in July 2001, and the LM200
Loadmaster 19- to 34- seat and cargo turboprop
programme closed with it. Aircraft leasing company
GATX took over the assets of both the Thrush agri-
cultural aircraft product line and the Loadmaster
turboprop freighter development. Quality Aerospace
of Georgia now markets the Thrush.
BAE Systems Aircraft Services Group,
Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford,
Cheshire SK71QR, UK
Tel: +44 (161) 439 5050 Fax: +44 (161) 955 3008
Web: www.bae.regional.co.uk
Avro RJ/RJX
The Avro RJ family was developed from the BAe
146 and offered in three sizes: the 70- to 82-seat
RJ70,85- to 100-seat RJ85 and 100- to 128-seat
RJ100/RJ115. The aircraft introduced Honeywell
LF507 engines and digital avionics. The RJ85 flew
in March 1992 and offered 85 seats (five-abreast) or
100 seats (six-abreast). The first production Avro,
an RJ85, was delivered to Crossair in April 1993.
The RJ70, first flown in July 1992, has derated
LF507s and carries 70 passengers in a five-abreast
layout, or 82 six-abreast.
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