British Aerospace ATP - Variants

Variants

Several ATP variants were proposed and produced for civil and military use:

Jetstream 61

The British Aerospace Jetstream 61 was an improved derivative of the ATP. It featured an interior based on the Jetstream 41 with innovative cabin wall armrests and an increase in capacity from 64-70 seats. In addition the airframe incorporated more powerful PW127 engines and increased weights and range.

The first flight was completed by the original prototype ATP (serial number 2001) reregistered G-PLXI (LXI being the Roman numeral for 61) on 10 May 1994. Four airframes were subsequently produced as Jetstream 61’s (2064–2067) before British Aerospace’s regional operations were merged with ATR on 26 January 1995. With the already highly successful ATR72 now part of the same product range the Jetstream 61 was immediately cancelled with all four airframes being scrapped at Woodford.

The original ATP and Jetstream 61 prototype is currently in storage at Woodford awaiting for a final move to the Jetstream Club at Liverpool.

Maritime ATP

This was a variant for use in military naval operations, with a surveillance radar under the forward fuselage, nose-mounted FLIR and internal sonar buoys. A suite of special crew stations also featured, as did a choice of up to six weapon pylons under the wings and fuselage. The Maritime ATP was later known as the BAe P.132. None were built.

ATP-AEW

The AEW was a 1986 proposal for an Airborne Early Warning aircraft for Australia, with two EMI Skymaster radars in nose and tail radomes, similar in appearance to the Nimrod AEW.3. None were built.