ATRA-90

The Advanced Technology Regional Aircraft 90 (ATRA-90) was a propfan-powered regional aircraft that was proposed in 1986. Conceived by Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) of Indonesia, the multi-national project was also backed by Boeing of the United States, Fokker of the Netherlands, and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of West Germany. ^[1] The ATRA-90 was targeted for introduction between 1992 and 1995, ^[2] but the project was put on hold in 1988. ^[3]

Design

The aircraft was designed to transport between 83 and 115 passengers a distance of 1,500–2,100 nautical miles (2,800–3,900 kilometers; 1,700–2,400 miles). It would cruise at a speed of Mach 0.8 and an altitude of 9,100 meters (30,000 feet). ^[2]

References

1. "Indonesia to build plane with MBB, Boeing, Fokker". Business roundup. International Herald Tribune . No. 32195. Jakarta, Indonesia. Agence France-Presse (AFP). 26 August 1986. p. 11. ISSN   0294-8052.
2. "Propfan aircraft" (PDF). Developments. Science and Technology Perspectives. Vol. 2, no. 12. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (published August 21, 1987). June 20, 1987. p. 2. OCLC   13857080. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017 – via Air and Cosmos.
3. "Propfan project on hold" (PDF). Flight International . Vol. 133, no. 4115. 28 May 1988. p. 7. ISSN   0015-3710. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2019.

Bibliography

• Graf, Pieter (16 June 1987). "Fokker head on joint endeavors, company strategy". Science & technology: Europe & Latin America. JPRS Report. Rotterdam, Netherlands (published 28 August 1987). NRC Handelsblad. pp. 20–22.
• "IPTN: Indonesia's aircraft manufacturer continues to diversify" (DjVu). ICAO bulletin: Official magazine of international civil aviation. Vol. 44, no. 8. August 1989. pp. 10–11. ISSN   0018-8778.
  • "ICAO Journal". International Civil Aviation Organization.