By: Setiawan Suhartono.
In 1995, the Indonesian Aerospace (used to be PT.IPTN) launched its indigenous twin-turboprop aircraft designated as N250. Soon after the launching, the 50 seats aircraft won critical acclaim from local people as well as aerospace industrial experts. Nevertheless, many people in Indonesia thought the program was very ambitious and was not necessary for a developing country like Indonesia.
The aircraft features a Fly-by-Wire (FBW) flight control system, which was considered as a breakthrough at that time. It’s designed to fill the market of short range point to point transportation with short take-off and landing (STOL) in unprepared runway. At the time of development, among its competitor includes, Fokker-50, Bombardier Dash-8. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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