Handley Page Jetstream

what is it?

The Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream is a small twin-turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage. The aircraft was designed to meet the requirements of the United States commuter and regional airline market. The design was later improved and built by British Aerospace as the BAe Jetstream 31 and BAe Jetstream 32, featuring different turboprop engines.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 15.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 454 km/htop speed
• seats 16passengers
• size 5,700 kgmax take-off weight
• built 458made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 59 years ago, in 1967.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.9 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1967-08-18

introduced

1969

retired

2011

status

retired

number built

458

role

regional airliner

makers

Scottish Aviation, Handley Page, British Aerospace

engines

2× Turbomeca Astazou XVIC

passengers

16

length

14.4 m

wingspan

15.9 m

height

5.3 m

max take-off weight

5,700 kg

top speed

454 km/h

cruise speed

433 km/h

range

—

ceiling

7,620 m

wings

monoplane

landing gear

land-based aircraft

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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