Saab 2000
The Saab 2000 is a high-speed turboprop regional airliner, built to cruise nearly as fast as some regional jets while retaining a turboprop's fuel efficiency advantage. Its combination of speed and range made it well suited to longer regional routes where a slower conventional turboprop would struggle to stay competitive with jet alternatives on schedule. Despite its performance, it sold in relatively small numbers, arriving at a time when airlines were increasingly favouring regional jets over even fast turboprops. It remains a respected, if relatively rare, example of just how fast a propeller-driven airliner can be made to fly.
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Did you know?
The Saab 2000 was built to cruise nearly as fast as a regional jet, one of the fastest turboprop airliners ever built.
Specifications
| Length | 27 m (89 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 24.8 m (81 ft) |
| Height | 7.7 m (25 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 58 |
| Persons on board | 50-58 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 22.8 t |
| Range | 1,000 NM (1,852 km) |
| Maximum speed | 313 kt (580 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 31,000 ft (9,449 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 28,000 ft (8,534 m) |
| Rate of climb | 2,250 ft/min (11.4 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 1,360 m (4,462 ft) |
| Landing distance | 1,250 m (4,101 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 5,206 l |
| Engines | 2x Rolls-Royce AE 2100A |
| Units built | 63 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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