星际网赌导航2000 - 30周年-“首飞日”快乐!
在这一天, 1992年3月26日, a new ground breaking turboprop aircraft took to the skies for the very first time. The 星际网赌导航2000年 was well ahead of its time and is still outperforming its modern day competitors. The outstanding performance and comfort is most certainly the main reason why it’s still so vastly popular out there. Since 1993, it still holds the world record in climb performance for twin engine turboprop aircraft. 这是星际网赌导航2000成功故事的一个简短版本.
This was in the end of 1988 and Saab officially announced the launch of the 星际网赌导航2000年 project. The aircraft was designed using the new CATIA CAD software which was symptomatic for this futuristic aircraft, 远远超前于时代. 所有的新功能和卓越的性能, the aircraft evolved into such a different bird that it could no longer be called a stretched Saab 340, 那是一架全新的飞机.
The first flight was successfully performed 26 March 1992 by the pilots Eric Sjöberg and Lennart Nordh. 飞行测试工程师是斯图尔·罗德林和安德斯·伯格斯特兰德.
- “It was an experience of a life time for a young test engineer as myself. Opportunities like this are rare and I feel privileged to have been part of it” says Anders, still working at Saab as a Flight Test Engineer but now with an additional 30 years of experience in his resume.
During the flight test period it became clear that there was a problem as a result of the powerful 所有ison engines and large six-bladed Dowty composite propellers. The air flow over the horizontal stabilizer showed to have significant impact on the mechanical elevator control system (MECS) and hence the stick forces. Several different configurations were tried out and it got better and better, 但对星际网赌导航来说还不够好.
This particular problem delayed the program but after finally achieving certification 31 March 1994, the first six aircraft could be delivered to Crossair with the MECS system installed. Meanwhile Saab had found the solution to the problem and a hydraulic powered elevator control system (PECS) was designed, certified and retro-fitted into the six aircraft and five aircraft still in the production line. Crossair and Moritz Suter were happy and they named the 星际网赌导航2000年 “Concordino” because of its fantastic speed. In the end Crossair took delivery of 34 星际网赌导航2000年 during a period of five years.
The production of the 星际网赌导航2000年 (as well as the Saab 340) came to an end in 1999 as a result of the extremely overheated market in these segments and also as a result of a changing market which rapidly shifted over to prefer regional jets. 当这些飞机明显的缺点被发现时, 也就是糟糕的燃油经济性, the market shifted back to turbo-props again but it was too late for the Saab 340/2000, 演出已经结束了.
In total only 63 星际网赌导航2000年 were built and four of these where test aircraft of which three never were delivered to any customer. The main market was in Europe even though it was very close to be certified for passenger traffic in the US when several successful Saab 340 operators considered to buy the 星际网赌导航2000年. Several operators did however operate the aircraft as corporate or non-commercial and among these a couple of Nascar teams and General Motors corporate flight, and eventually it was certified for commercial traffic in the US as well. The 星际网赌导航2000年 has been operated by 48 operators in 22 countries and it still has a long and healthy life ahead.