Названия некоторых самолетов и аэропортов quite complicated. On dubbing full titles on the air would take a lot of time. And when crossing international air borders, there are also difficulties in translation. In emergency situations, this will inexorably lead to a collapse, and consequently, to victims. For convenience, special international codes have been introduced.
The ICAO code is a unique combination of4 characters and used for flight planning. Under the coding AT-45 hides the aircraft Alenia ATR 42-500. It is produced by the French-Italian concern Avions de Transport Regional (ATR), formed as a result of the merger of the French company Aerospatiale and the Italian Aeritalia.
The AT-45 is one of the mostin demand on short-haul flights. This is a worthy successor to the firstborn of this series - ATR-42. The project of the updated vessel was announced in 1993. For the first time AT-45 chassis broke away from the runway covering on September 16, 1994. He passed all the necessary certification activities in accordance with European standards, which were successfully completed in the summer of 1995. In October, has already begun serial production.
Воздушное судно этого типа получило improved ergonomic interior design with improved noise insulation performance. To reduce the noise, a whole system of special equipment is used both in the cockpit and in the passenger cabin. The convenience of passengers dictated an increase in the volume of upper shelves for luggage.
EFIS digital avionics kit helps pilotsperfectly cope with any flight situations. Sensitive sensors analyze the status of systems and nodes. They will make it clear in time about abnormalities on board and equipment failures.
It is possible to install other sets of equipment at the request of the customer. All this guarantees the safety and reliability of AT-45. Photos of airliners ATR 42-500 presented below.
For more than twenty years, the aircraft of this seriesplying air routes on domestic flights. To date, more than four hundred ATR-42s have been released, a considerable share of which is made by the AT-45 aircraft. The largest airlines that have this ship as part of their air fleet:
In Russia, it can be found on domestic flights.airlines Nordstar and UTair. In operation there are about 30 cars in a modern configuration. Most companies are their first owners. Since 2011, the aircraft received certification documents on the possibility of flying at low temperatures. This greatly expanded its scope in the country.
When evaluating flights on such vessels, many passengers notice the similarity of equipment with the Russian AN-24, but note greater comfort and noise insulation in the cabin.
The crew is 2 people. The number of passengers can range from 42 to 50. Usually in flight a flight is served by one steward.
| Dimensions: | |
| Wingspan | 24.57 m |
| Wing area | 54.5 sq. M. m |
| Cabin width | 2.57 m |
| Height | 7.68 m |
| Length | 22.67 m |
| Weight characteristics: | |
| Maximum take-off weight | 18.6 t |
| Maximum landing weight | 18.3 t |
| Empty weight | 11.25 t |
| Maximum payload | 5.45 tons |
| Fuel Capacity | 5730 l |
The aircraft received two Pratt turboprop engines& Whitney (Canada) PW127E, each power is 2400 horsepower. Hamilton Standard 568F 6-blade screws have a diameter of 3.93 m, while their design provides optimization of noise and vibration reduction.
| Flight data: | |
| Maximum cruising speed | 560 km / h |
| Maximum speed | 670 km / h |
| Flight range, given the maximum load | 1500 km |
| Practical range | 2100 km |
| Maximum take-off ceiling | 7620 km |
| Run length | 1160 m |
| Path length | 1130 m |
During its existence, the entire series of ATRparticipated in various kinds of disasters and serious accidents about 30 times. The AT-45 aircraft hit this statistic only three times, each of which was caused by the staff.
