Jetstream 41 | |
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General information | |
Type | Regional airliner/Feederliner |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | British Aerospace |
Status | In limited service |
Primary users | Eastern Airways |
Number built | 100 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1992–1997 |
Introduction date | 25 November 1992 |
First flight | 25 September 1991 |
Developed from | British Aerospace Jetstream 31 |
The British Aerospace Jetstream 41 is a turboprop-powered feederliner and regional airliner, designed by British Aerospace as a stretched version of the popular Jetstream 31. Intended to compete directly with 30-seat aircraft like the Embraer Brasilia, Dornier 328 and Saab 340, the new design eventually accommodated 29 passengers in a two-by-one arrangement like the Jetstream 31. Eastern Airways of the UK is the biggest operator of Jetstream 41s in the world, with 14 in the fleet.
The Jetstream 41's stretch added 16 feet (4.9 m) to the fuselage, consisting of an 8-foot-3-inch (2.51 m) plug forward of the wing and a 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m) plug to the rear; the fuselage design was all-new with no commonality with the old fuselage. The wing had increased span and redesigned ailerons and flaps. It was mounted below the fuselage, so the spar did not form a step in the cabin aisle. This also gave more baggage capacity in larger wing-root fairings. [1]
The Allied Signal TPE331-14 engines deliver 1,500 shp (1,120 kW), (later 1,650 shp (1,232 kW)), and are mounted in nacelles with increased ground clearance. The flightdeck is improved with a modern EFIS setup, and a new windscreen arrangement. [1] [2] The J41 was the first turboprop certified to both JAR25 and FAR25 standards.
The J41 flew for the first time on 25 September 1991 and was certified on 23 November 1992 in Europe, and 9 April 1993 in the United States, with the first delivery, to Manx Airlines on 25 November 1992. [2] In January 1996, the J41 became part of the Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)), a marketing consortium consisting of ATR, Aérospatiale (of France), Alenia (of Italy), and British Aerospace. Sales initially were fairly strong, but in May 1997 BAe announced that it was terminating J41 production, [3] with 100 aircraft delivered.
As of July 2018, 51 aircraft remain in active commercial service. [4]
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United States
Operated by Corporate Flight Management
Other operators include:
The prototype Jetstream 41 G-JMAC is preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group (SAHG) on the former airside apron behind the Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, which was the original terminal building of Liverpool Speke Airport. [12] [ unreliable source? ]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1997-98, [13] Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996/97 [2]
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Honeywell avionics with four screen EFIS
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