| Manufacturer |
Saab |
Tupolev |
| Description |
The Saab 340 (also Saab SF340) is a joint Swedish and American twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. |
The Tupolev '73', (samolyot 73), was a Soviet trijet medium bomber of the late 1940s. |
| ICAO Code |
SF34 |
|
| First Flight |
1983-01-25 |
1947-12-29 |
| Entry Into service |
1984-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1999-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Saab |
Sergei Yeger |
| Type |
Turboprop regional airliner |
|
| Length (m) |
19.73 |
20.32 |
| Height (m) |
6.97 |
5.93 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
4 |
| Max Seating |
34 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
872 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
524.1155 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7620 |
11500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
10.2 |
|
| Armament |
|
6 x 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon in dorsal, ventral remotely-controlled barbettes with two in fixed forward firing mounts in the lower forward fuselage.; 1000 kg of bombs in an internal fuselage bomb bay |
| Capacity Description |
34 passengers, Maximum payload : 7500 lb / 3400 kg |
|
| National Origin |
Sweden |
|
| Number Built |
459 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines, 1394 kW (1870 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Nene I centrifugal-flow turbojet |
| Primary Users |
Rex Airlines |
Soviet Naval Aviation |
| Status |
In service |
Cancelled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_%2773%27 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
21.44 |
21.7 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
41.81 |
67.38 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric T700 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |