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(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓Special-Mission: Airborne Early Warning (AEW)
Specially-equipped platform providing over-battlefield Command and Control (C2) capability for allied aerial elements.
✓Special-Mission: Electronic Warfare (EW)
Equipped to actively deny adversaries the ElectroMagnetic (EM) spectrum and protect said spectrum for allied forces.
✓Transport
General transport functionality to move supplies/cargo or personnel (including wounded and VIP) over range.
✓Commercial Aviation
Used in roles serving the commercial aviation market, ferrying both passengers and goods over range.
✓VIP Service
Used in the Very-Important-Person (VIP) passenger transport role, typically with above-average amenities and luxuries as standard.
Length
59.4 ft (18.10 m)
Width/Span
56.9 ft (17.35 m)
Height
16.7 ft (5.10 m)
Empty Wgt
8,818 lb (4,000 kg)
MTOW
16,006 lb (7,260 kg)
Wgt Diff
+7,187 lb (+3,260 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Fairchild Swearingen Metro III production variant)
(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the Fairchild Swearingen Metro III production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
None.
Supported Types
(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Metroliner - Base Series Name
SA226
SA226-TC Metro / Metro II
SA226-AT Merlin IVA
SA227 Metro III
SA227-AC
SA227-BC
SA227-AT Merlin IVC / Expediter
Metro 23
SA227-CC
SA227-DC
C-26 "Metroliner"
Ribbon graphics not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Ribbons are clickable to their respective aerial campaigns / operations / aviation periods.
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