BAe Jetstream 4102 operated by Eastern Airways based in Aberdeen. Scotland. XAV 4951-463
After Scottish Aviation went bankrupt and was merged into British Aerospace in 1978, BAe decided the design was worth further development, and started work on a "Mark 3" Jetstream. As with the earlier 3M version for the USAF, the new version was re-engined with newer Garrett turboprops which offered significant advantages over the Turbomeca units. These were higher power (flat rated to 1020 shp with a thermodynamic limit of 1100 shp), offered longer overhaul intervals. This allowed the aircraft to be offered in an 18 seat option (6 rows(2+1)), with an offset aisle, and with a water methanol option for the engine to allow the ability to operate at maximum load from a much greater range of airfields, particularly in the continental United States and Australia. Eastern Airways BAe Jetstream 31The result was the Jetstream 31, which first flew on 28 March 1980,[2] being certificated in the UK on 29 June 1982. The new version proved to be as popular as Handley Page had originally hoped for, and several hundred 31s were built during the 1980s. In 1985 a further engine upgrade was planned, which flew in 1988 as the Jetstream Super 31, also known as the Jetstream 32. Production continued until 1993, by which time 386 31/32s had been produced. Four Jetstream 31s, were ordered for the Royal Navy in 1985 as radar observer trainers, the Jetstream , but were later used for VIP transport. In 1993 British Aerospace adopted the Jetstream name as their brand name for all twin turboprop aircraft. As well as the Jetstream 31 and Jetstream 32, they also built the related Jetstream 41 and the unrelated, but co-branded BAe ATP/Jetstream 61 . The Jetstream 61 never entered service, was not certificated and ATP remained as the marketing name for this 64 seat turbo-prop. In August 2006 a total of 158 BAE Jetstream 31 and 32 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Coast Air (8), Direktflyg (7), Sun Air of Scandinavia (8), Boston-Maine Airways (20) and RegionsAir (10).
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Location: Aberdeen, Dyce Airport, Grampian Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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