Rex
Rex (Regional Express Pty Ltd) ) is an airline based in Mascot, New South Wales, Australia.
It’s Australia’s largest regional airline outside the Qantas group of companies and serves cities and towns in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.
With its entire fleet of some 50 planes made up of Swedish-built Saab 340 turboprop aircraft, Rex operates one of the largest fleets of these aircraft in the world.The Saabs have seating for 33, 34 or 36 passengers.
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It’s Australia’s largest regional airline outside the Qantas group of companies and serves cities and towns in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.
With its entire fleet of some 50 planes made up of Swedish-built Saab 340 turboprop aircraft, Rex operates one of the largest fleets of these aircraft in the world.The Saabs have seating for 33, 34 or 36 passengers.
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Saab 340
Specifications:·
Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight attendant
Capacity: Up to 36 passengers
Length: 19.73 m (64 ft 8¾ in)
Wingspan: 21.44 m (70 ft 4 in)
Height: 6.97 m (22 ft 10½ in)
Power-plant : 2 × General Electric CT7-9B turboprops, 1,305 kW (1,750 shp) (take-off) each
Propellers: Dowty Rotol or Hamilton Standard 14RF19 four-blade constant speed propeller, 1 per engine
Propeller diameter: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Performance:
Range with max payload (km) 1 500
Cruise speed (km/h) 460
Maximum speed (km/h) 525
Maximum operating altitude (m) 7 600
Specifications:·
Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight attendant
Capacity: Up to 36 passengers
Length: 19.73 m (64 ft 8¾ in)
Wingspan: 21.44 m (70 ft 4 in)
Height: 6.97 m (22 ft 10½ in)
Power-plant : 2 × General Electric CT7-9B turboprops, 1,305 kW (1,750 shp) (take-off) each
Propellers: Dowty Rotol or Hamilton Standard 14RF19 four-blade constant speed propeller, 1 per engine
Propeller diameter: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Performance:
Range with max payload (km) 1 500
Cruise speed (km/h) 460
Maximum speed (km/h) 525
Maximum operating altitude (m) 7 600
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