Manufacturer: | Swearingen |
Country: | ![]() |
ICAO Type designator: | SW4 |
First flight: | 26 August 1969 |
Production ended: | 2001 |
Production total: | 684 |
Series: | SA226-TC Metro: Stretched version of SA226-T Merlin III
SA226-TC Metro II: SA226-TC Metro woth larger, squared-oval windows SA227-AC Metro III: Engines and structures upgraded SA227-BC Metro III: Special model for AeroLitoral SA227-CC Metro 23: Better systems, more power and increase in MTOW SA227-DC Metro 23: SA227-CC with Garrett TPE331-12U engines |
Propulsion: | 2 turboprop engines |
Maximum number of passengers: | 20 |
Maximum take-off mass: | 7257 kg |
ICAO Mass group: | 3 |
Swearingen Metro file photo (photo: Aviation Safety Network archives)