ATR 72-600 Cockpit, Specs, Interior, as well as Cost.ATR 72-600 is a tool sized twin turboprop passenger airplane produced by Avions de Transport Regional (ATR), with its head office in Toulouse. ATR is a joint venture between Aérospatiale and Finmeccanica/ Alenia Aeronautica.
ATR 72-600 is the most up to date model that is currently being generated. The launch of the aircraft happened in October 2009. ATR 72-600 got European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) accreditation in May 2011. It began operations in August 2011 with Royal Air Maroc.
ATR 72-600 Engine
The ATR 72-600 is powered by 2 Pratt and also Whitney Canada PWC127M engines. The engine has the ability to produce an optimum drive of 2,509 kW (3,365 shp) as well as mechanical power of 2,050 kW (2,750 shp) for each and every engine. This airplane is sustained by 2 important fuel containers having a gas capacity of 5,700 litres.
Each engine is geared up with a six-bladed Standard Hamilton propeller that utilizes digital controls. All propellers are well balanced, the pinner is made from light weight aluminum and also the engine cover is made from carbon/ Nomex sandwich or Kevlar/ Nomex sandwich construction. Engine consumption in Kevlar/ Nomex sandwiches is reinforced with a rigid carbon finish.
Engine air intake, wing front end, and also the front end of the horizontal tail side are outfitted with a pneumatically-driven depletion system. In the propeller, windshield, as well as horns are geared up with an electrical anti-icing system.
The optimum cruise ship speed of the ATR 72-600 airplane is 518 kilometres/ hour. The array and also ceiling of airplane solutions are 1,500 km and 7,620 m, respectively. This aircraft weighs around 12,950 kg and the maximum take-off weight is 22,500 kg.
ATR 72-600 Specifications
ATR 72-600 is a high wing monoplan aircraft with a reliable semi-monocoque body built from light alloy. Composite products comprise 19% of the overall framework weight. Composite products consist of monolithic carbon structures, carbon/ Nomex sandwiches as well as Kevlar/ Nomex sandwiches, which are used for the major framework consisting of straight tailplane as well as steering and external wing box parts, in addition to for additional frameworks, including ailerons, engine covers and covers.
The ATR 72-600 touchdown gear is a hydraulic retracting tricycle kind, with Messier landing wheels, Dunlop wheels as well as brakes, Hydro-Aire Crane anti-skid control and Michelin tires. Goodyear tires are optionally installed for operation on unpaved runways. The Magnaghi hydraulic system reinforces the retraction of the touchdown equipment as well as also offers various other systems on the airplane.
ATR 72-600 can bring as much as 72 travelers at an industry distance of 300nm (550km). It can lug approximately an added 500kg on MTOW (maximum take-off weight) and also MZFW (maximum zero fuel weight).
ATR 72-600 Cockpit and also Avionics
The ATR 72-600 cockpit is furnished with an electronic avionics suite supplied by Thales. This collection includes 5 LCD screens, a new flight management system, new communications, a new navigation system with a global navigating satellite system/ vast location enhancement system (GNSS/ WAAS) as well as a brand-new automatic pilot for the FELINE III technique.
The ATR navigating system is based on the Honeywell Trimble HT1000 (GNSS) international navigating satellite sensing unit. The HT1000 GNSS system is integrated with an automatic pilot, electronic trip instrumentation system (EFIS) as well as with a VHF omnidirectional radio beginning steering overview with range gauging equipment data (VOR/ DME).
The navigating system can performing all functions related to circle navigation in huge circles ‘and permits langsung direct navigating’, trip plan navigating, as well as navigation to the local airport.
ATR 72-600 aircraft are outfitted with Rockwell Collins TTR 921 radar for ACAS II. Honeywell Primus 660 weather condition radar is shown in 4 colors on the electronic straight circumstance indicator (EHSI).
ATR 72-600 Cabin as well as Inside
ATR 72-600 can bring as much as 72 passengers in an arrangement of 4 aisles behind. Criterion setup includes 2 cargo compartments. The 5.8 m front freight area is located between the flight deck as well as the passenger cabin as well as the 4.8 m rear area is behind the guest cabin. The maximum lots is 7,450 kg.
The ATR 72-600 cabin is equipped with a fast adjustment kit to turn traveler aircraft into cargo aircraft. The quick substitute package provides the capability to reconfigure the cabin in 45 minutes to bring ATR special containers utilizing standard front cargo doors.
The basic front freight door determining 1.52 m × 1.27 m can be additionally changed with a large cargo door determining 2.95 m × 1.8 m, permitting the airplane to bring typical load unit (ULD) container gadgets such as LD3 and 88 in. × 108 in a container.
This package enables ATR 72-600 airplane to be operated as passenger airplane throughout the day and also as a freight plane at night. Each maximized container has a volume of 2.8 m ³ and also can transfer products up to a complete weight of 500 kg. ATR 72-600 can bring up to 13 ATR containers.
ATR 72-600 Price and Orders
The price of the current ATR 72-600 airplane is around US $ 26 Million. Air Nostrum got ten ATR 72-600 in June 2009. Caribbean Airlines purchased nine ATR 72-600 in February 2011 at a cost of $ 200 million. The first aircraft was supplied in November 2011.
ATR got a $ 680 million order from GE Funding Aviation Services in June 2011 to supply 15 ATR 72-600 (plus 15 optional). Air Lease Company purchased two ATR 72-600 in September 2011 with deliveries starting from 2013. UNI Air ordered 10 ATR 72-600 in the very same month.
ATR was awarded a $ 270 million agreement by Air New Zealand Airplane in October 2011 to provide 7 ATR 72-600 (plus five choices). Deliveries began in October 2012 as well as finished in 2016. Skywest Airlines bought 5 ATR 72-600 aircraft in December 2011 with distributions in 2014.
