Saunders ST-27 | |
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Saunders ST-27 at London Gatwick Airport (May 1970) | |
Role | Airliner |
Manufacturer | Saunders Aircraft Company |
Designer | David Saunders |
First flight | 28 May 1969 |
Retired | 1980s |
Primary users | Air Atonobee Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia |
Produced | 1969–1976 |
Number built | 12 |
Developed from | de Havilland Heron |
The Saunders ST-27 was a regional aircraft built in the 1970s by the Canadian Saunders Aircraft Company based at Gimli, Manitoba. The aircraft was designed as a conversion of the earlier de Havilland Heron. The conversion program was extensive and featured two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprops and a stretched fuselage. Despite its promise as a regional airliner, the project collapsed when Manitoba government funding was withdrawn in 1976.