SAAB 340B

[deetjay1]

A really nice regional transporter...Too bad they stopped building them in '98...Jets rule I guess...

[rockangel1967]

i used to fly this plane as PIC at crossair, a swiss airline company which was overtaken by swissair in 2001

[granskare]

nice plane...I'd used this several times...in the 80s we even used a YS-11 in Hawaii!

[NWA97]

0:30  si that the pilots arm out that hole?

[SJB173]

yes

[vpa0]

@NWA97 checking the temperature

[luckymisselala]

5/5 its a neat looking plane,

[tomsamja]

where was it going???

[DiegoCookie]

Where fly these regional Saab 340B in Japan??? Greetings from Mexicali Mexico MMML =)

[joejayd]

yep that is the a300-600R

[lavalleer]

nice job

[nimo5]

That's A300-600R

[MOnDoT3]

Yeah it's a A300 or A310, check the winglet in the end of the wing...

[23nolan23]

hey PCORF, and JSYOO, its not a 767 or a 777, its an airbus A300

[Halvard84]

I think that the propel/rotorblades in most of the aircrafts is rotating counter-clockwise, just like here on Saab 340B. Do you think that is true?

[gator7293]

the props on a saab340 rotate the same direction

[collectorfun]

@gator7293 The turbos rotate in the other direction, so the torke is compensated

[gator7293]

@collectorfun  watch the video again, the props rotate in the same direction

[collectorfun]

@gator7293 Yes, but the engine are turbo propeller engines, so inside are turbines wich activate the propellers, this turines rotate in oposite direction of the propellers, so compensate the propeller´s torke.

This aren´t conventional piston engines.

[mtrain999]

@collectorfun The prop rotates the same direction as the trubines in the engine. There is a planetary gear reduction but it isnt to compensate for torque it is so the prop is not going as fast as the turbine rotors. If they go fast enough they will break the speed of sound and become way less efficient.

[jsyoo]

This is so cool

[jsyoo]

The aircraft behind the saab 340B was a boeing 767

[pcorf]

JA8900 This is a Saab 340B+ (no 378 of 459) and it can do with a repaint too since the paint looks faded. Look how good the paint is on the 777 behind.