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The aircraft AT-45. The combination of comfort and reliability

The names of some planes and airports are quite complex. To sound the full names on the air would take a lot of time. And when crossing international air borders, there are also difficulties in translation. In abnormal situations, this will inexorably lead to the collapse, and consequently, to the victims. For general convenience, special international codes have been introduced.

Meet the Alenia ATR 42-500

The ICAO code is a unique combination of 4 characters and used for flight planning. Under the AT-45 coding, the Alenia ATR 42-500 aircraft hides. It is issued by the French-Italian concern Avions de Transport Regional (ATR), formed as a result of the merger of the French company Aerospatiale and the Italian Aeritalia.

The AT-45 is one of the most popular on short-haul flights. This is a worthy successor to the first-born of this series - ATR-42. The project of the renewed vessel was announced in 1993. For the first time the chassis AT-45 detached from the coverage of the runway on September 16, 1994. He passed all necessary certification activities in accordance with European standards, which were successfully completed in the summer of 1995. In October, a serial production was started.

The aircraft of this type received an improved ergonomic interior design with improved noise insulation. To reduce noise, a whole system of special equipment is used, both in the cockpit and in the passenger compartment. The convenience of passengers dictated an increase in the volume of the upper shelves for luggage.

A set of digital avionics EFIS helps pilots to cope with any flight situations perfectly. Sensitive sensors analyze the state of systems and assemblies. They will promptly make it clear about the problems on board and the equipment failures.

It is possible to install other sets of equipment at the request of the customer. All this guarantees the safety and reliability of the AT-45. The photo of ATR 42-500 airliners is presented below.

AT-45 today

For more than twenty years, the aircraft of this series have traversed airways on domestic flights. To date, more than four hundred ATR-42s have been manufactured, of which a considerable fraction is the AT-45. The largest airlines that have this ship as part of their fleet are:

  • TRIP Linhas Aereas.
  • FedEx Corporation.
  • Airlinair.
  • UTair.

In Russia, it can be found on domestic flights of airlines Nordstar and UTair. In operation there are about 30 machines in modern equipment. Basically, companies are their first owners. Since 2011, the aircraft has obtained certification documents for the possibility of flying at low temperatures. This greatly expanded the scope of its application on the territory of the country.

When assessing the flights on such vessels, many passengers notice the similarity of the equipment with the Russian AN-24, but note a greater comfort and noise isolation in the cabin.

AT-45 aircraft: specifications

The crew is 2 people. The number of passengers can be from 42 to 50. Usually in flight the flight is served by one steward.

Dimensions:
Wingspan 24.57 m
Wing area 54.5 square meters. M
Width of salon 2.57 m
Height 7.68 m
Length 22.67 m
Weight characteristics:
Maximum take-off weight 18.6 t
Maximum landing weight 18.3 t
Empty weight 11.25 t
Maximum commercial download 5.45 t
Capacity of fuel tanks 5730 l

The aircraft received two turbo-prop engines Pratt & Whitney (Canada) PW127E, each power is 2,400 horsepower. Six-bladed propellers Hamilton Standard 568F have a diameter of 3.93 m, with their design provides optimization of noise and vibration reduction.

Flight Data:
Maximum cruising speed 560 km / h
Maximum speed 670 km / h
The flight range, taking into account the maximum load 1500 km
Practical range of flight 2100 km
Maximum takeoff ceiling 7620 km
Running length 1160 m
Length of run 1130 m

Incidents involving an airplane

During its existence, the entire ATR series participated in various kinds of disasters and serious incidents about 30 times. The aircraft AT-45 in these statistics was only three times, each of which occurred due to the fault of the staff.

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