ATR: 'A lot of interest' in potential larger turboprop

[Flybywire44]

ATR: 'A lot of interest' in potential larger turboprop

ATR has had serious discussions with airlines and suppliers about producing a larger turboprop and has found "a lot of interest" in the manufacturer's building a bigger aircraft than the 70-seat ATR 72, Head of Sales John Moore told ATWOnline.
"We are certainly looking at that market and have had some very positive feedback from airlines that they do see a need for a larger capacity turboprop," Moore said yesterday. "There are a growing number of routes where the 70-seat turboprop is too limited."
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft President Gary Scott last month confirmed that his company intended to move forward with a stretch version of the 70-seat Q400 with first delivery likely in a 2013-14 timeframe (ATWOnline, March 27).
Moore said ATR's discussions with engine-makers (Pratt & Whitney supplies the PW127F to power the ATR 72-500) are particularly key regarding the timing of its decision to launch a larger turboprop program. "It has to have significant gains in efficiency," he explained, emphasizing that no decision had been made. The potential aircraft would "not be a stretch [of the ATR-72] but would be a new airplane," he said.
by Aaron Karp

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16178

Cool, now all they need to do is build it with a rear mounted wing and makes the props a pusher with a canard on the front and for some more speed!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

"There are a growing number of routes where the 70-seat turboprop is too limited."

uhhhhh.... nevermind.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Long live the props!

 

[bailout]

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16178

Cool, now all they need to do is build it with a rear mounted wing and makes the props a pusher with a canard on the front and for some more speed!

Are you referring to the Starship or the abortion Piaggio

 

[SpauldingSmails]

"Bombardier Commercial Aircraft President Gary Scott last month confirmed that his company intended to move forward with a stretch version of the 70-seat Q400 with first delivery likely in a 2013-14 timeframe."

What the heck is it with those crazy Bombardier engineers stretching the living crap out of the only two airliner designs they've managed to build in the last 25 years!?

 

[Flybywire44]

Are you referring to the Starship or the abortion Piaggio

Neither, I was day dreaming about a new ATR design with canard applications.

 

[Quimby]

the best place for canards is on someone else's airplane.

 

[WSurf]

"Bombardier Commercial Aircraft President Gary Scott last month confirmed that his company intended to move forward with a stretch version of the 70-seat Q400 with first delivery likely in a 2013-14 timeframe."

What the heck is it with those crazy Bombardier engineers stretching the living crap out of the only two airliner designs they've managed to build in the last 25 years!?

There new C-Series looks pretty cool. I think Luftansa has ordered 30 of them.

http://www.deagel.com/library/Bombardier-CSeries-CS100-regional-jet_m02009032500003.aspx

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/Bombardier2/

 

[jonjuan]

The Piaggio doesn't have canards.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

I am sure Piedmont will buy some. Or not.