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HRA-19 Starlet

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-- DESCRIPTION --
The HRA-19 Starlet is a 2-2 seat config single-aisle regional turboprop airliner, mainly made to do mid-density island-to-island hopping and to do some short-range for to be the newcoming startup airlines-friendly goal for more reasonable price tag and operating costs than HRJ-18 Starmaster. HRA-19 Starlet currently is supposed in the goal to more revolutionary in making small regional carriers more profitable for operating with both a small number of passengers and cargo in both regional routes and longer short-range routes, here was another aircraft fitted with Starmaster's tail in order to cut production cost.

Initially, there was no additional upper fin at the Starlet prototype built of Starlet, just like the Starmaster regional jet. But it was very prone to lost the stability and both fin in the lower tail wasn't enough. So upper fin was added for stability (and safety) reason though the production cost is a little bit higher.

The Starlet did not sold well, but proved valuable and did prove very good at the job it was designed to do and in operating from any unpaved runways such as gravel, grass, (or for some reason, even sand and snowy runways!) due to its engine design and strong suspension with the operators which did buy it mostly still crowded (but not really) on order list to this day. It was even can be ordered for general aviation uses!

-- PERFORMANCE --
Crew/Passengers : 2/29
Cruise speed : 206 kts (381 km/h; 237 mp/h)
Max Speed around ~20000ft : ~401 kts (742 km/h; 461 mph)
Stall Speed : 88 kts (162 km/h; 101 mph with full flaps)
Rolling Speed : 173 kts (320 km/h; 199 mph)

-- CONTROLS --
- Trim = Trim and flaps
- AG.1 = Landing lights
- AG.2 = Start engine
- AG.4 = Nav/beacon lights
- AG.7 = Interior lights
- AG.8 + Controls = 'Autopilot' and 'navigation mode'

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 77.4ft (23.6m)
  • Length 70.9ft (21.6m)
  • Height 16.7ft (5.1m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 9,324lbs (4,229kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.514
  • Wing Loading 14.9lbs/ft2 (72.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 625.7ft2 (58.1m2)
  • Drag Points 7945

Parts

  • Number of Parts 175
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 920