Saab Turbo Prop Passenger Aircraft owned by Flybe operated by Loganair at Inverness Airport. XAV 4841-454
The Saab 340B regional airliner, which first flew in 1989, was developed as a hot and high performance version of the successful Saab 340A twin turboprop transport aircraft with improved operating weight and increased maximum range with maximum payload. Since the aircraft entered service in 1984 with the launch customer Crossair, the Saab 340 has completed over 10 million flights. The aircraft is in service with 49 operators worldwide. Production of the aircraft ceased in 1999. Saab Aircraft Leasing, with headquarters in Washington DC, leases around 289 Saab 340B and Saab 2000 aircraft to 25 airlines. The Saab 340B has also been fitted in special mission configurations, including an airborne early warning variant S100B Argus in service with the Swedish Air Force and search and rescue versions in service with the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency. In January 2004, Saab Aircraft Leasing received an order for two 340Plus aircraft from the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV). The aircraft are used for passenger transport and replace three KingAir B200. In December 2005, the Japan Coast Guard ordered an additional two 340Plus aircraft, designated 340SAR-200 for search and rescue. The aircraft are to be delivered in 2006. The Saab's aircraft cockpit accommodates two pilots and an additional seat is available for an observer or training crew. The flight deck windows are fitted with an electrical deicing system. The flight deck is fitted with conventional and manual controls and a dual electronic flight instrument display. The avionics suite includes a Rockwell Collins APS-85 autopilot, a Rockwell Collins APS-85 automatic flight control system, an integrated VHF omnidirectional ranger and instrument landing system (VOR/ILS) and a Hamilton Sundstrand ground proximity warning system (GPWS). The antenna of the VOR and the localiser of the instrument landing system are just visible about two-thirds up side of the tail fin near the forward edge. The communications suit
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Location: Dalcross Airport, Inverness. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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