A Jetstream of Norwegian airline Coast Air.
The Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream is a twin-engined turboprop regional airliner and corporate aircraft with a capacity of maximum 19 passengers produced by the British manufacturer Handley Page. The Jetstream first flew on August 18th, 1967 and entered service in the autumn of 1969.
The Jetstream is a low-wing, high-tail monoplane of conventional layout. Considerable attention was paid to streamlining in order to improve performance, which led to one of the design's more distinctive features, a long nose profile. The fuselage had a circular cross-section to ease pressurisation, allowing much-higher-altitude flights and consequent higher speed and comfort than competing unpressurised designs. One drawback of the design was that fuselage was so small in cross-section that the cabin floor had to be "lowered" to allow stand-up passenger entry and egress through the rear door. This meant that the main spar had to run through the cabin, causing a tripping hazard.
Handley Page would go on to sell 450 Jetstreams between 1969 and 1993. As of 2017, 105 Jetstreams remain in airline service.
See Also[]
Related Development[]
- Scottish Aviation Jetstream 31
- Scottish Aviation Jetstream 41
Comparable Aircraft[]
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante- Embraer EMB 123 Vector
San Antonio AF SA-226- Wichita AF WAF-1900
