Specifications (N500)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 15 to 17 (flight crew and cabin crew)
- Capacity: 400 passengers distributed on the two half superior decks, 55 cars on the main deck
86.364 t (85 long tons) payload - Length: 50 m (164 ft 1 in)
- Width: 23 m (75 ft 6 in)
- Height: 17 m (55 ft 9 in) hovering
- Empty weight: 120,147,118.25 kg (264,879,055 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 243,851 kg (537,599 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 23,380 l (5,143 imp gal)
- Oil capacity: 500 l (110 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 5 × Avco-Lycoming TF-40 turboshaft (continuous) 2,535 kW (3,399 hp) (burst)
- Max continuous RPM: 14,500
- Fuel consumption: 247 Imp gal/engine/hour, fuel type: Kerosene JP4/TR4.
- Propellers: 4-bladed Hawker Siddeley and Ratier-Figeac variable pitch with reverse, 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in) diameter
- Propeller speed: 640 rpm
Performance
- Maximum speed: 139 km/h; 86 mph (75 kn)
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h; 81 mph (70 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 144 km/h; 90 mph (78 kn)
- Ferry range: 400 km (249 mi; 216 nmi)
- Endurance: 5 hours
- Operational Limits (Sea state): 1 - 1.5 m
- Operational Limits (Wind): 6 (Beaufort Scale)
Avionics
The navigator has two marine Decca radars (band S, 2-4 GHz, a 7cm and 10 cm wavelength), one slave radar for the pilot, two VHF radio.
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