Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
twin turboprop airliner family
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Summary
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 6,916 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #258 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Ameriflight[3], Aeronaves TSM[4], Key Lime Air[5], Perimeter Aviation[6], OFD[7], Swedish Air Force[8], Skippers Aviation[9], Horizon Air[10], Mesa Airlines[11], PAL Airlines[12], Bin Air[13], Crossair[14], Nürnberger Flugdienst[15], Dauair[16]
- Manufacturer: Fairchild[17], SyberJet Aircraft[18]
- Subclass of: twin-turboprop airliner[19], airliner[20]
- Part of: Metroliner fleet[21]
- Has use: commercial aviation[22]
- Commons category: Fairchild Metroliner[23]
- Country of origin: United States[24]
- First flight: August 26, 1969[25]
- Service entry: 1972[26]
- Military designation: Tp 88[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fairchild Metroliner[28]
- Maximum capacity: 19 passenger[29]
- Total produced: 600[30]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[31], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[32]
- Nickname: Angströhre[33]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[34]
- Wing configuration: low wing[35]
- Length: 18.09 m[36]
- Wingspan: 17.37 m[37]
Why It Matters
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]