TheAdvanced Technology Regional Aircraft 90(ATRA-90) was apropfan-poweredregional aircraftthat was proposed in 1986. Conceived byIndustri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara(IPTN) ofIndonesia,the multi-national project was also backed byBoeingof theUnited States,Fokkerof theNetherlands,andMesserschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm(MBB) ofWest Germany.[1]The ATRA-90 was targeted for introduction between 1992 and 1995,[2]but the project was put on hold in 1988.[3]
Design
editThe aircraft was designed to transport between 83 and 115 passengers a distance of 1,500–2,100 nautical miles (2,800–3,900 kilometers; 1,700–2,400 miles). It would cruise at a speed ofMach0.8 and an altitude of 9,100 meters (30,000 feet).[2]
References
edit- ^"Indonesia to build plane with MBB, Boeing, Fokker".Business roundup.International Herald Tribune.No. 32195. Jakarta, Indonesia.Agence France-Presse(AFP). 26 August 1986. p. 11.ISSN0294-8052.
- ^ab"Propfan aircraft"(PDF).Developments.Science and Technology Perspectives.Vol. 2, no. 12.Foreign Broadcast Information Service(published August 21, 1987). June 20, 1987. p. 2.OCLC13857080.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 January 2017 – viaAir and Cosmos.
- ^"Propfan project on hold"(PDF).Flight International.Vol. 133, no. 4115. 28 May 1988. p. 7.ISSN0015-3710.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 December 2019.
Bibliography
edit- Graf, Pieter (16 June 1987)."Fokker head on joint endeavors, company strategy".Science & technology: Europe & Latin America.JPRS Report. Rotterdam, Netherlands (published 28 August 1987).NRC Handelsblad.pp. 20–22.
- "IPTN: Indonesia's aircraft manufacturer continues to diversify"(DjVu).ICAO bulletin: Official magazine of international civil aviation.Vol. 44, no. 8. August 1989. pp. 10–11.ISSN0018-8778.
- "ICAO Journal".International Civil Aviation Organization.