Business aircraft by Swearingen Aircraft, and Fairchild after them, between 1965 and 1998
Swearingen Merlin
The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurized, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 300 kt
- Range
- 1,938 nm
- Service ceiling
- 27,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,650 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 13,230 lb
- Empty weight
- 8,150 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 648 US gal
- Powerplant
- Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-10U-503G
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 11
- Length
- 42.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 46.3 ft
- Height
- 16.8 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.