A twin Otter Aircraft Boarding on the cockleshell beach at Barra Airstrip, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. SCO 6603
Barra Airport – one of the world's most spectacular and beautiful airports, located on the hebridean island of Barra. If what you're thinking is something along the lines of "No, you idiot, that's a beach". You're right: Barra airport is the beach. In fact, it's the only airport in the world where scheduled flights take-off and land on a beach. Of course, the schedule has to change regularly, as the airport's three runways are all submerged at high-tide. Barra is now the only beach airport anywhere in the world to be used for scheduled airline services. De Havilland Twin Otters of Flybe connect Barra with Glasgow and with Benbecula. Aircraft General characteristics Crew: Minimum one pilot, commonly two pilots are used in commercial operations. Capacity: 19 passengers plus 1 or 2 pilots Length: 51 ft 9 in ( m) Wingspan: 65 ft ( m) Height: 19 ft 9 in ( m) Wing area: 420 ft² (39 m²) Empty weight: between 7,100 lb (3,200 kg) and 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) Loaded weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg) Useful load: 5,200 lb (2,360 kg) Max takeoff weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg) Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 turboprop engines, 620 hp - 750 hp (460 kW - 559 kW) each Performance Never exceed speed: 170 knots (195 mph (314 km/h)) Maximum speed: 170 knots (195 mph (314 km/h)) Cruise speed: 150 knots (173 mph (278 km/h)) Stall speed: 58 knots (VSO, gross weight, landing configuration) Range: 920 nautical miles (1,050 mi (1,690 km)) Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m) Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min ( m/s) Power/mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
Size: 5620px × 3733px
Location: Traigh Mhor Airstrip, Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles, Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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