ATR 72
Regional twin-turboprop airliner Series
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Summary
ATR 72 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,745 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Envoy Air[3], Nürnberger Flugdienst[4], West Atlantic Sweden[5], TAROM[6], Air Nostrum[7], Darwin Airline[8], Flybe[9], Island Air (Hawaii)[10], IndiGo[11], Azul Brazilian Airlines[12], Air New Zealand[13], UTair Aviation[14], KrasAvia[15], Binter Canarias[16]
- Based on: ATR 42[17]
- Manufacturer: ATR[18]
- Developer: ATR[19]
- Subclass of: twin-turboprop airliner[20], regional airliner[21], airliner[22]
- Has use: commercial aviation[23]
- Commons category: ATR 72[24]
- Country of origin: France[25], Italy[26]
- Powered by: PW100[27]
- First flight: October 27, 1988[28]
- Service entry: October 27, 1989[29]
- Military designation: P-72A[30]
- Official website: http://www.atraircraft.com/products/list.html[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:ATR 72[32]
- Commons gallery: ATR 72[33]
- Maximum capacity: 74 passenger[34]
- Total produced: 1500[35]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Civil Aircraft 2003/2004[36]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[37]
- Wing configuration: shoulder wing[38]
- Stall speed: 208 kilometre per hour[39]
Why It Matters
ATR 72 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]