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The British Aerospace Jetstream 41 is a turboprop-powered feederliner and regional airliner, designed by British Aerospace as a "stretched" version of the popular Jetstream 31. Intended to compete directly with 30-seat aircraft like the Embraer Brasilia, Dornier 328 and Saab 340, the new design eventually accommodated 29 passengers in a two-by-one arrangement like the Jetstream 31. Eastern Airways is the biggest operator of Jetstream 41s in the world, with 23 in the fleet.

Jetstream 41
Eastern Airways BAe Jetstream 41
Role Regional airliner/Feederliner
Manufacturer British Aerospace
First flight 25 September 1991
Introduction 25 November 1992
Primary users Eastern Airways
South African Airlink
Easyfly
Produced 1992–1997
Number built 100
Developed from British Aerospace Jetstream 31

 

Design and development

The Jetstream 41's stretch added 16 feet (4.88 m) to the fuselage, consisting of an 8 foot 3 in (2.51 m) plug forward of the wing and a 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m) plug to the rear; the fuselage design was all new and did not contain any parts of the old fuselage. The new design demanded a wing with increased span, which also included reworked ailerons and flaps. The wing is also mounted below the fuselage, so that it did not carry through the cabin aisle, also allowing increased baggage capacity in the larger wing root fairings.

The Allied Signal TPE331−14 engines deliver 1,500 shp (1,120 kW), (later 1,650 shp (1,232 kW)), and are mounted in nacelles with increased ground clearance. The flightdeck is improved with a modern EFIS setup, and a new windscreen arrangement. The J41 was the first turbo-prop certified to both JAR25 and FAR25 standards.

Operational service

The J41 flew for the first time on 25 September 1991 and was certified on 23 November 1992 in Europe, and 9 April 1993 in the United States, with the first delivery, to Manx Airlines on 25 November 1992. In January 1996, the J41 became part of the Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)), a marketing consortium consisting of ATR, Aérospatiale (of France), Alenia (of Italy), and British Aerospace. Sales initially were fairly strong, but in May 1997 BAe announced that it was terminating J41 production, with 100 aircraft delivered.


A Jetstream 41 operated by Eastern Airways.


Preservation

Prototype Jetstream 41 G-JMAC is now preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group (SAHG) on the former airside apron behind the Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, which was the original terminal building of Liverpool Speke Airport.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 7 January 1994, Atlantic Coast Airlines Flight 6291 crashed short of the runway at Port Columbus International Airport killing five people out of nine passengers and crew.
  • On 24 September 2009, Airlink Flight 8911 crashed in the suburb of Merebank in Durban, South Africa, shortly after takeoff from Durban International Airport. The crew of three and one person on the ground was injured. The captain, Allister Freeman, died as a result of complications from his injuries on 7 October 2009.

Specifications (Jetstream 41)

Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996/97

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3 (2 Pilots + Flight Attendant)
  • Capacity: 29 or 30 passengers
  • Length: 19.25 m (63 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 18.42 m (60 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 32.4 m² (349 ft²)
  • Airfoil: NACA 63A418, 63A412 (root/tip)
  • Empty weight: 6,416 kg (14,144 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 10,886 kg (24,000 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Allied Signal TPE331-14GR/HR turboprop, 1,250 kW (1,650 shp) each
  • Propeller diameter: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 546 km/h (295 knots, 340 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 482 km/h (260 knts, 299 mph)
  • Range: 1,433 km (774 nm, 891 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 7,925 m (26,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 11.2 m/s (2,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 336 kg/m² (68.8 lb/ft²)
  • Power/mass: 230 W/kg (0.138 hp/lb)

 

Jetstream 41 of now-defunct Origin Pacific Airways at Wellington International Airport in June 2004.
 

 

Source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAe_Jetstream_41

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