2 hours ago2 hr 2 hours ago, Christopher Low said:That's an astonishing revelation! Why does the ATR not have more powerful engines?I would guess because for short legs it doesn’t “need” it, and burns less fuel as a result than the Q400. Could be why ATRs are still being made and Q400s aren’t.To put it in perspective, when I fly YHZ-YOW in real life, the difference in flying time between a Porter E295 and Q400 is not significant, 2:00 on a E295 and 2:21 on a Q400. Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
56 minutes ago56 min Yes, but there is still the requirement to be able to climb on one engine at MTOW when an engine fails on take off. I am sure that the ATR is capable of that (or it would not be flying), but personally I would feel more comfortable with plenty of extra power in a situation like that. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
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