Saab 340B
A low-wing regional turboprop for up to 37 passengers, flown by two pilots. The 340B brought more powerful GE CT7-9B engines and a wider tailplane than the original 340A.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 283 kt
- Range
- 470 nm
- Service ceiling
- 25,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,010 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 2,580 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 1,290 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 1,285 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 1,285 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 13,155 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog and glass
- Avionics
- Collins EFD-86 CRT EFIS, APS-85 autopilot
- Systems
- Autopilot · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 37
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 13,155 kg
- Max landing weight
- 12,930 kg
- Empty weight
- 8,620 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- MPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- SF340
- Extra training or endorsements
- Multi-crew cooperation (MCC)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · CAT II approaches
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Saab
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 2× Turboprop
- ICAO type designator
- SF34
- Wake turbulence category
- M · Medium
- In service since
- 1989
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 19.73 m
- Wingspan
- 21.44 m
- Height
- 6.97 m
- Fuselage width
- 2.31 m
- Propeller diameter
- 3.35 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Saab 340BLength 19.73 m
- Cessna 408 SkyCourierLength 16.8 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Saab 340B in the simulator
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