✈️ Technical Specifications – ATR 42-500​​​​​​​

Manufacturer: ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale – a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo)
Aircraft type: Narrow-body
regional turboprop aircraft First flight: 16 August 1984
Entered service: 1985

📏Dimensions

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• Length: 22.67 m
• Wingspan: 24.57 m
• Height: 7.59 m (at the top of the vertical stabiliser)
• Fuselage diameter: 2.57 m

👥 Capacity

• Passengers: 48 seats
• Crew: 2 pilots + cabin crew (usually 1 cabin crew member)

⚙️ Performance

• Cruising speed: Approximately 556 km/h (300 knots)
• Cruising altitude: Up to 7,620 m (25,000 feet)

🛠️ Engine specification

• Engines: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 or PW121
• Type: Turboprop engines
• Power output per engine: Approximately 2,400 chevaux

🧳 Other features

• Baggage hold: 2 compartments
• Use: Primarily on regional and island routes; suitable for short runways
• Main version: ATR 42-500