British Aerospace ATP

British airliner introduced in 1988 and still flying in 2020

Overview

BAE Systems United Kingdom ICAO: ATP 1988–1996

The British Aerospace ATP or Advanced Turbo-Prop was built by British Aerospace as a development of the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 medium-sized turboprop airliner. It performed its maiden flight in August 1986, introduced in 1988, and still in active service today. The aircraft was produced from 1988 to 1996 with a total number of 65 units built.

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Specifications

Units
Engine
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126
Engine type
Turboprop
Power
2 × 2,653 shp · 1,978 kW
Avionics
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Wing tips
No winglets
Seats
66
Crew
—
Cabin width
8 ft 2 in  ·  2.48 m
Cabin height
6 ft 4 in  ·  1.92 m
Cabin length
63 ft 0 in  ·  19.20 m
Exterior length
85 ft 4 in  ·  26.00 m
Tail height
24 ft 11 in  ·  7.59 m
Fuselage diameter
9 ft 8 in  ·  2.95 m
Wing span
100 ft 6 in  ·  30.63 m
Baggage volume
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Gross weight
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Empty weight
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Max takeoff weight
52,000 lb  ·  23,700 kg
Max landing weight
51,000 lb  ·  23,100 kg
Max payload
17,600 lb  ·  8,000 kg
Fuel capacity
1,680 gal · 6,400 L · 5,100 kg (Jet A)
Max cruise speed
268 kt  ·  308 mph  ·  496 km/h
Maximum speed
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Cruise speed
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Approach speed
105 kt  ·  121 mph  ·  194 km/h
Range
985 nm  ·  1,130 mi  ·  1,820 km
Fuel burn
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Ceiling
25,000 ft  ·  7,600 m
Rate of climb
1,000 ft/min  ·  5 m/s
Takeoff distance
4,800 ft  ·  1,460 m
Landing distance
3,700 ft  ·  1,130 m
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Operational Context

A few ATP versions were proposed and built for civilian and military purposes. The Jetstream 61 was an updated development of the ATP with interiors of the Jetstream 41, updated cabin, and more powerful engines. The Maritime ATP was a proposed version for military naval roles; it was supposedly built with a surveillance radar located under the fuselage, forward-looking infrared, and internal sonar buoys. None of this type was produced. The ATP-AEW was supposed to be an Airborne Early Warning aircraft proposed for Australia; none of this type was built.

The ATP can accommodate two crew members in the cockpit and sixty-four passengers plus two flight attendants on board. The cabin height is 1.92 meters, the cabin length is 19.2 meters, and the cabin width is 2.48 meters. It has an external length of 26 meters, an external height of 4.2 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 2.95 meters. The wingspan is 30.63 meters and the wing area is 78.3 square meters. It has a tail height of 7.14 meters and a wheelbase of 8.75 meters. The empty weight is 13,595 kg, the maximum payload is 8,000 kg, and the fuel tank capacity is 1,681 US gal. The maximum takeoff and landing weight is 23,678 kg and 23,133 kg, respectively.

The aircraft is powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW126 engines. It is a turboprop engine with two-spool two-stage centrifugal compressors, reverse-flow combustors, single-stage low pressure and high-pressure turbines, and two-stage power turbine, and a self-contained oil system. The engine produces a maximum takeoff thrust of 2,653 shaft horsepower each and drives six-bladed BAe/Hamilton Standard propellers.

The ATP has a cruise speed of 268 knots at 15,010 feet. It has a standard range of 985 nautical miles with sixty-four passengers and a ferry range of 2,200 nautical miles. The aircraft can fly up to 25,000 feet and can climb at a rate of 1,000 feet per minute. The takeoff distance is 1,460 meters while the landing distance is 1,130 meters.