Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

Britten-Norman

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Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft
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Details

The Britten-Norman Islander is the least glamorous and most useful light commuter ever built: a fixed-gear, unpressurised nine-seater with a door to every row, designed in 1965 to fly between islands and still in production. Its two certificates cover the piston BN2A and BN2B, the turbine BN2T, and the three-engined seventeen-seat Trislander. The cruise speed, range, ceiling, climb rate, wingspan, length, height and take-off distance are EUROCONTROL's figures for the BN2T type code rather than a certificate's: a type certificate states limits and weights, not cruise performance, and the source does not distinguish sub-variants.

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Variants

Weightscompared to Airbus A318

MTOW (Maximum Takeoff Weight)

4,048kg
0
25k
50k
68k

MLW (Maximum Landing Weight)

4,048kg
0
25k
50k
56k

MZFW (Maximum Zero Fuel Weight)

3,764kg
0
25k
53k

Capacitycompared to Airbus A318

Passenger Capacity

9passengers
0
100
132

7% of A318 maximum capacity

Crew

Total
1
Cockpit
1

Dimensions

Length

10.9m

Wingspan

15.0m

Height

4.2m

Engine Specifications

Engine Count

2×

Engine Model

Rolls-Royce Allison 250-B17F turboprop

Production & History

Production Status

In production

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