Thread: Turboprops: Making a Comeback?
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Old 11-09-2014, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruz5350 View Post
Not sure what a Q300 burns but we used to cruise the Q400 at 1150 a side and that would give you about 330 TAS IIRC. I'd have to imagine a Q300 is not much less than that and significantly slower. Horizon Q400's hold 76 people on top of it so there's no doubt that Alaska is making loads of money off these things.
750 lbs/side for the 300. Or 120 gal/hr less than the Q400.
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