| Manufacturer |
Fairchild-Dornier |
Howard Aero |
| Family |
Do328 |
|
| Description |
|
The Howard 500 is an American executive transport aircraft produced by Howard Aero Incorporated during the early 1960s. |
| ICAO Code |
|
L37 |
| EASA TCDSN |
EASA.A.096 |
|
| Program Launch |
1999-09-30 |
|
| First Flight |
|
1959-09-01 |
| Entry Into service |
2000-04-01 |
|
| Launch Customer |
Atlantic Coast Jet |
|
| Designer |
|
Dee Howard |
| Length (m) |
21.284 |
17.6784 |
| Height (m) |
7.234 |
3.9624 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
34 |
14 |
| One Class Typical Seating |
32 |
|
| Cargo Volume (m³) |
6.4 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
0.66 |
659.831 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
0.61 |
563.2704 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
165.7624 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
10668 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
12.954 |
| Capacity Description |
|
10–14 passengers |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
22 |
| Powerplant Description |
|
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 eighteen-cylinder two-row radial engines, 1864 kW (2500 hp) each |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
|
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_500 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
20.976 |
21.336 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
40 |
55.019 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
11 |
8.35 |
| Wing Sweepback (°) |
7.1 |
|
| Fuselage Diameter (m) |
2.41 |
|
| Cabin Diameter (m) |
2.18 |
|
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
PW306B |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |
| Lateral Noise Level (EPNdB) |
89.8 |
|
| Flyover Noise Level (EPNdB) |
76.5 |
|
| Approac hNoise Level (EPNdB) |
92.1 |
|