Jetstream | |
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General information | |
Type | Regional airliner |
Manufacturer | Handley Page Scottish Aviation |
Status | Retired |
Number built | 66 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1967–1975 |
Introduction date | 1969 |
First flight | 18 August 1967 |
Retired | 2011 |
Developed into | BAe Jetstream 31 BAe Jetstream 41 |
The Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream is a small twin-turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage. The aircraft was designed to meet the requirements of the United States commuter and regional airline market. The design was later improved and built by British Aerospace as the BAe Jetstream 31 and BAe Jetstream 32, featuring different turboprop engines.