| Manufacturer |
Fairchild |
| Description |
The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurized, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas. |
| First Flight |
1965-04-13 |
| Production End |
1998-01-01 |
| Designer |
Ed Swearingen |
| Type |
business aircraft |
| Length (m) |
12.8016 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
| Max Seating |
9 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
555.5995 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
170.3839 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8229.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
13.462 |
| Capacity Description |
up to 9 passengers |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-10U-503G turboprops, 671 kW (900 hp) each |
| Status |
Out of production, in service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
14.0208 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
25.7806 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
7.71 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |