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AirPan Carvair J-400

12.6k Doveguy  1.7 years ago
Auto Credit Based on AS49's Boeing 737-400 British Airways (G-DOCZ)

Credits: AS49

LORE

In the mid 2010s the car traffic between western Nide and Lamps Island is increasing since the industrialization began in Lamps Island. Ferries that usually serve inter-island crossings are very slow and not always available (crossing from Richmond, Kachush to Lashgreda, Lamps islands takes 2.5 hours, while crossing to the same place but from the capital of the federal district, Brigham, takes 7 to 9 hours). The AirPan then came with good idea: making a air ferry based on used 737-400. Nide Airlines then ordered 12 aircraft to be used by its subsidiary, East-West Airlines. Then AirPan consulted with Air Traders Limited (ATL, maker of the ATL-98 Carvair). Then came the J-400 Carvair


An Trans-European Air Ferry J-400 operating a air ferry flight between MacGregor and Lashgreda (it is unknown why the owner of the airline named his airline "Trans European Air Ferry" while the airline never operated in the Europe)

It has its maiden flight on 16 January 2014. But after the maiden flight Nide Airlines cancelled its order of 12 converted airframe and instead purchasing 15 unit of surplus hovercraft from Nidian Navy to fulfill this purpose. Then the MacGregor-based Trans European Air Ferry orders 14 airframe, even providing two of them to be converted. The first of them, G-ANYZ entered service in October 2014

J-400 Carvair can accommodate 6 cars and 25 passengers simultaneously. The aircraft cockpit was raised 4.2 meters from its original position while the original cockpit position was replaced with a retractable nose

ABOUT THIS AIRFRAME

This particular airframe was built in 1992 and was delivered to USAir in the same year as N232US. After a few years of service with them the plane was sold to Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines as TC-PUY which operates them until 2013. AirPan purchased it from the lessor and converted to J-400. Subsequently Trans European Air took delivery of it in February 2015 as G-ANYV. TEAF still operates this airframe

Does it safe?

Of course it is safe. It has never been involved in any accident since it entered service


An passenger photo of G-ANYT which was split into two while parked due to an error during the conversion proce-
NON FRANÇOIS, NE POSTE PAS CETTE PHOTO. SI CES PUTAINS DE COMPAGNIES AÉRIENNES VOIENT LA PHOTO, ILS NOUS POURSUIVRONT EN POURSUITE JUSQU'À NOTRE MORT ET ILS VONT BRÛLER NOS CADAVRES ET NOUS JETER À LA MER. ENLÈVE ÇA!


Well this post also to test my capability to make a story(although i'm copying a little bit from someone). The Nide country is a part of a role playing story named Turbopropian Land Union which was made by my friend @MonoscienceStudios2021

Also, I don't speak French. That was just a translation

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.8
  • Wing Loading 46.9lbs/ft2 (229.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,344.7ft2 (124.9m2)
  • Drag Points 38526

Parts

  • Number of Parts 457
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 2,019