Vulcanair Canguro

what is it?

The Vulcanair SF.600 Canguro (en: "Kangaroo") was a feederliner developed in Italy in the late 1970s. Despite a number of attempts to put the aircraft into series production, only a small number were ever built.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 15 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 306 km/hcruise speed
• range 600 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 9passengers
• size 3,400 kgmax take-off weight
• built 10made 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 48 years ago, in 1978.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1978

number built

10

role

feederliner

origin

🇮🇹 Italy

engines

2× Allison Model 250-B17C

crew

2

passengers

9

length

12.2 m

wingspan

15 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

3,400 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

306 km/h

range

600 km

ceiling

7,315 m

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