Ayres LM200 Loadmaster
| LM200 Loadmaster | |
|---|---|
| Role | Turboprop transport |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Ayres Corp.
|
| Status | Cancelled |
| Number built | 0 |
The Ayres LM200 Loadmaster was a small
Federal Express, development was begun, designed to carry four demi containers. The aircraft was to be powered by a LHTEC CTP800-4T turboprop, which was composed of two CTP800s driving a single five-bladed Hamilton-Standard propeller through a combining gearbox. To support this development effort, Ayres acquired the LET aircraft manufacturing company in the Czech Republic in September 1998. In 2001
, the company was forced into bankruptcy when creditors foreclosed on it, and the Loadmaster program was terminated.
Specifications (LM200, as designed)
Data from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2001-2002[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2 (Aircraft was to have been certified for single pilot operation)
- Capacity: 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) of freight, or up to 34 passengers
- Length: 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
- Wingspan: 64 ft 1 in (19.53 m)
- Height: 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Wing area: 458 sq ft (42.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 9,000 lb (4,082 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 19,000 lb (8,618 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × LHTEC CTP800-4Tturboprop engine, 2,700 shp (2,000 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 370 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph, 280 km/h)
- Range: 280 nmi (320 mi, 520 km)
- Ferry range: 1,630 nmi (1,880 mi, 3,020 km)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Cessna 208
References
- Notes
- ^ Frawley, p. 35
- Bibliography
- Frawley, Gerard (2001). The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2001-2002. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-875671-52-8.
External links
- Flug-revue LM 200 page
- Forecast International Archive - Ayres Loadmaster 200 (a Microsoft Word document)
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