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The plane involved in the accident was a 26-year-old Saab 340A twin-turboprop. It was delivered to Comair in 1985 and registered N344CA. In 1997, it became N112PX with Northwest Airlink. It retained the same registration when it went to the Puerto Rican carrier Fina Air in 2003, and later on, when it went to fly for RegionsAir in 2006. The ...
The Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech" is an American experimental turboprop aircraft derived from the F-84F Thunderstreak.Powered by a turbine engine that was mated to a supersonic propeller, the XF-84H had the potential of setting the unofficial air speed record for propeller-driven aircraft, but was unable to overcome aerodynamic deficiencies and engine reliability problems, resulting in the ...
The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, [2] commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was bought by Boeing in 1986, then by Bombardier in 1992, then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019; Longview revived the De Havilland Canada brand. [3]
A Hughes 269A aircraft leased to the station that was shooting promotional photos of the helicopter and of the Phoenix area crash landed in a field next to the station. [152] [153] 0 0 Anti-torque pedals blocked by photo equipment (likely a camera). Overload failure listed as a factor.
Pages in category "Four-engined turboprop aircraft" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The USAF had also ordered 33 L-1049F Super Constellations in 1951, designated the C-121C. Unlike its Naval equivalent, the C-121C featured square cabin windows instead of round ones. Otherwise, the C-121C resembled the USN R7V-1 aircraft. The C-121C also featured a reinforced structure to handle turboprop engines if necessary.
A brake overheat warning system would have warned the crew that there was a problem. However, no such system was required on this type of aircraft, so Flight 420's crew had no idea that a fire had developed. The fire then ruptured the aircraft's hydraulic line, located near the wheel well, which caused the fire to intensify. [1]: 29-33
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau interviewed passengers who reported problems with the oxygen masks as part of their investigation. [ 2 ] The hole in the fuselage – roughly in an inverted T-shape – was up to 2.01 metres (6 ft 7 in) wide and approximately 1.52 metres (5 ft 0 in) high, located on the right side of the fuselage, below ...