This avoided the need for a separate APU, however the propeller brakes were found to be unreliable with a high maintenance requirement and were abandoned by many operators in favor of a separate GPU. This engine had been previously used in rotary wing aircraft (helicopters), and was partly chosen for the ability to implement “hotel mode”, which is basically a brake on the propeller so that an engine can be supplying power and air conditioning without the propeller spinning. The engines chosen for the aircraft were General Electric CT7-9B, with 1,750 shaft hp per engine. The Saab 340 typically carried 30–36 passengers, with 34 being the most common configuration.
Finally, in 1994 a third generation was produced named the 340B Plus, of which 100 were built. A total of 200 units were built, by far the most popular model.
In 1989 a new model commenced production, being a second-generation aircraft with more powerful engines and a larger horizontal stabilizer, named the 340B- which is the type modelled by Carenado for this review. The turboprop concept came from the high price of fuel when the aircraft was first conceived.Īfter the first 40 units were produced, when Fairchild withdrew from the project, the aircraft continued to be produced under the name 340A, of which 159 models were built. The concept of this aircraft started back in the 1970’s as Saab envisaged moving into the commercial airliner market as well as the pre-existing military business. In looking at Wikipedia we find the aircraft, a collaboration between Saab and Fairchild, first flew on Januand was produced until 1999, when due to immense competition in the regional airliner market production ceased. Saab 340B Regional Turboprop Airliner Introduction
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