BAe Jetstream 41
Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.The British Aerospace Jetstream 41 is a turboprop-powered feederliner and regional airliner, designed by British Aerospace as a stretched version of the 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. Trans States Airlines of the US was the biggest operator of Jetstream 41s in the world, with 25 in the fleet.
Specifications
Figures for the Jetstream 41 variant, the most representative of the family
The type first flew in 1991 (35 years ago) · About 100 units built · Production ended in 1997
Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.
The story of the type
Design and development
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.
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. The J41 was the first turboprop certified to both JAR25 and FAR25 standards.
Operational history
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. 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, with 100 aircraft delivered.
Variants
The only production version: a fuselage 4.9 m (16 ft) longer than the Jetstream 31's —2.51 m ahead of the wing and 2.36 m aft— and of all-new design, with no parts in common with the earlier one, a wider-span wing passing below the cabin floor so that the spar no longer forms a step in the aisle, Garrett (later AlliedSignal and Honeywell) TPE331-14GR/HR turboprops driving five-blade propellers, and an EFIS flight deck. It seats 29 passengers two-plus-one. It first flew on 25 September 1991, and Manx Airlines took delivery of the first one on 25 November 1992. Model numbers (4101, 4102, 4112…) reflect the authority that certified each aircraft.
A surveillance version fitted with mission equipment, certified in 1998.
Overview and history adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · technical figures from the manufacturer’s published specifications and standard aviation references
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