The Jetstream 41's stretch added 16 feet (4.9 m) to the fuselage, consisting of an 8-foot-3-inch (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 with no commonality with the old fuselage. The wing had increased span and redesigned ailerons and flaps. It was mounted below the fuselage, so the spar did not form a step in the cabin aisle. This also gave more baggage capacity in larger wing-root fairings.[1]
TheAllied 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 modernEFIS setup, and a new windscreen arrangement.[1][2] The J41 was the first turboprop certified to bothJAR25 and FAR25 standards.
Nepal's Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41 at Pokhara Airport in 2019
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 theUnited States, with the first delivery, toManx Airlines on 25 November 1992.[2] In January 1996, the J41 became part of theAero 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,[3] with 100 aircraft delivered.
On 24 September 2009,South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashed in the suburb of Merebank inDurban, South Africa, shortly after takeoff fromDurban International Airport. The crew of three and one person on the ground was injured.[8][9] The captain, Allister Freeman, died as a result of complications from his injuries on 7 October 2009.[10]
On 24 September 2016, AYeti Airlines flight registration 9N-AIB en route fromKathmandu toBhairahawa overran the runway while landing atGautam Buddha Airport. All 29 passengers and the crew of 3 were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[11]
^Jackson, Paul, ed. (1997).Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1997-98 (88th ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. pp. 532–534.ISBN9780710615404.
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