ATR 72-212A of Buddha Air โ9N-AMDโ (PHOTO FEATURE)
March 5, 2017-KATHMANDU
Buddha Air, one of the leading domestic airline operators of the country has been serving the domestic flight operation privately in Nepal for last 20 years. It operates the services from TIA based main station and connects the capital with nine major cities of the country.
ย Buddha Air first started its operation with a single Beech 1900D aircraft but now owns four ATR 72-500, three ATR 42-320 and two Beechย Craft 1900D aircraft.
Though Buddha Air does not conduct its operation to remote area but still it is well established and is peopleโs first choice to travel within the country.
About ATR Company:
ATRย (Aerei da Trasporto Regionaleย orย Avions de transport regional) is a French-Italianย aircraftย manufacturer company headquartered on the grounds ofย Toulouse Blagnac International Airportย inย Blagnac, France.It was formed in 1981 byย Aรฉrospatialeย of France (Airbus Group) andย Aeritaliaย (Leonardo) of Italy Its primary products are theย ATR 42ย andย ATR 72ย aircraft.
General characteristics
- Crew:ย 2
- Capacity:ย 68-78 Passengers (with club 2 seating). A 70-passenger configuration is the most used.
- Length:ย 17ย m (89ย ft 2ย in)
- Wingspan:ย 05ย m (88ย ft 9ย in)
- Width:ย 57ย m (8ย ft 5ย in) (maximum cabin width)
- Height:ย 65ย m (25ย ft 1ย in)
- Wing area:ย 00ย m2(656.6ย sqย ft)
- Aspect ratio:ย 0:1
- Empty weight:ย 13,010ย kg (28,682ย lb)
- Max takeoff weight:ย 23,000ย kg (50,706ย lb) (-500 still limited to 22,800KG)
- Fuel capacity:ย 5,000ย kg (11,000ย lb)
- Typical payload:ย 7,500ย kg (16,500ย lb)
- Powerplant:ย 2 รย Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127ย M or N certified for a 2750 SHP maximum take-off rating.
- Propellers:ย 568F-bladedย Hamilton Standard, 93ย m (12ย ft 11ย in) diameter
Performance
- Cruise speed:ย 509ย km/h; 316ย mph (275ย kn)
- Range:ย 1,528ย km; 949ย mi (825ย nmi)
- Service ceiling:ย 7,620ย m (25,000ย ft)
- Rate of climb:ย 88ย m/s (1,355ย ft/min)
- Takeoff Run atย MTOW:ย 1,333ย m (4,373ย ft)]
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