Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner

The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat pressurised twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio Texas United States.

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner series twin turboprop aircraft in the service of the United States military.1

Made by Fairchild Aircraft.

It is the successor of the Swearingen Merlin ,

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner is the predecessor of the Fairchild C-26 Metroliner.

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Height Main
508.0
Height Alt
5.08 m
Predecessor
Swearingen Merlin
Length Alt
18.09 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
14500
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
575
Max Speed Alt
21300.0
Type Of Prop
turboprops with continuous alcohol-water injection
Introduced
1972
Max Speed Main
311
Developed From
Swearingen Merlin
Successor
Fairchild C-26 Metroliner
Capacity
19
Status
Cruise Speed Main
278
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
6577
Number Built
600
Crew
Two
1 pilot in cargo only configuration
Cruise Speed Alt
19080.0
Area Main
310.0
Primary user
Span Alt
17.37 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
746
Engine(prop)
Garrett TPE331
Propeller Or Rotor
propeller
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
2
First Flight
1969-08-26
Production End Year
2001
Span Main
1737.3600000000001
Power Main
1100.0
Propellers
four-bladed McCauley 4HFR34C652 or Dowty Rotol R.321-4-82-F-8
Production Start Year
1968
Empty Weight Alt
3963.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Fairchild C-26 Metroliner
Length Main
1808.48
Area Alt
28.71 m²
Range Alt
1065
Similar Aircraft
*Beechcraft 1900*Handley Page Jetstream*Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Related
* Swearingen Merlin* Fairchild C-26 Metroliner
Empty Weight Main
8737.0
Produced
1968
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