SAAB 2000 Regional Airliner
Video from the channel Brainwave TV about Saab 2000, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:12. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
The video presents the Saab 2000, a Swedish-designed regional aircraft built by Saab AB, described as a twin-engine turboprop with capacity for around 50 passengers.
According to the video, it reached the market in 1994 and was conceived as the successor to the Saab 340, intended for airlines operating regional flights from short-runway airports.
Among the figures cited are the Allison AE2100A engines, the Dowty R408 propellers, designed to reduce vibration and noise, and a cruising speed of 610 km/h. The cabin is pressurized.