YS-11A
| The NAMC YS-11 was the first
original Japanese designed aircraft following the end of World War II.
Operations of the type began
in 1965 with various improvements in payload, etc. being put into place. |
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By 1971, over 160 YS-11
aircraft had been deliverd to customers including Toa Airways, which was
the first airline to use the YS-11 in 1965. Others are All Nippon, Austral/ALA,
China Airlines, Cruzeiro, Filipinas Orient, Korean, LANSA, Olumpic, Piedmont,
Southwest, Transair, VASP, Air Afrique, Merpati Nusantara and Mey-Air.
These aircraft have continued
in operation well into the 1980s. |
| SPECIFICATIONS |
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| Span: |
105 ft. |
| Length: |
86 ft. 3-1/2 in. |
| Weight: |
54,010 lbs. |
| Passengers: |
52 - 60 |
| Armament: |
None |
| Engines: |
Two 3,060 h.p. Rolls-Royce
Dart 542-10K turboprops |
| Crew: |
Two |
| Cost: |
$ 2,400,000 |
| Tail Number: |
P4-KFD-2035 |
| Years in Service: |
1965 - Present |
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| PERFORMANCE |
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| Cruising Speed: |
291 mph. at 15,000 ft. |
| Range: |
680-1,310 miles at 281 mph
at 20,000 ft. |
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