Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Defender 4000

Britten-Norman

ICAOBN2T
Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Defender 4000 aircraft
Britten-NormanBritten-Norman BN-2 Islander

Photograph of the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander family. No photograph on Wikimedia Commons identifies this variant specifically.

Photo: Huhu Uet · CC BY 3.0 · Modified

About

The heaviest aeroplane on either Islander certificate, at 8,925 lb — a Defender with a longer wing and a bigger tail, sold for surveillance and patrol work rather than for carrying passengers. 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.

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

Out of production

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