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ATR 42/72

Lift typeFixed wing
Construction typeFactory-built
Control typePiloted
Engine typeTurboprop
ApplicationCargo, Passenger medium
Final assembly Toulouse (Blagnac)
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A family of twin turboprop regional airliners available as both passenger (42-78 passengers) and freighter. The 72 (72 seater) is a stretched version of the 42 (42 seats) and have in common the same fuselage cross sections, systems, engines, 6-blade propellers and cockpit.

The fuselage is made from light metal alloy, high, tapered wings from aluminium alloy and spars of 6 blade propeller from metal. Approximately 19% of the weight of the aircraft is composite materials including Kevlar/Nomex, CFRP/Nomex, GFRP/Nomex and GFRP/polyeurathane sandwiches which are used for the fin, t-type tail, wing/body fairings and skin panels, rudders and elevators, engine cowlings, nose wheel doors and main landing gear firings. The ATR 72 models are slightly lighter than the ATR 42 with an all composites tail assembly, CFRP spars on engine nacelles and light alloy ribs. Main landing gear is pannier mounted.

Standard configurations have no Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) instead using a propeller brake. Forward door used for cargo and baggage, rear door for passengers.

Crew of two plus single folding seat in a full glass cockpit face avionics suite (Thales) comprising 5 LCD displays 2 EFIS displays, 2 multifunction displays and 1 engine and warning display.

Type variants

Variant Launch/First flight Production end  
ATR 42-300 1981 / 1984 1996 Baseline variant.
ATR 72-200 1986 / 1988 1997 Baseline variant, stretched version of 42 series.
ATR 42-500 1993 / 1994 Upgraded from 42-300, with more powerful engines.
ATR 72-500 1996 / 1996 Variant with upgraded engines, formerly ATR 72-210A.
ATR 42-600 2007 / 2010 Based on 42-500 but with improved cabin.
ATR 72-600 2007 / 2009 Upgraded variant, upgrades similar to 42-600.
ATR 72-600F 2017 / 2020 Factory built freighter variant.
ATR 42-600S 2019 / 2022 42 passenger, STOL variant.
ATR EVO 2022 / Hybrid electric variant.

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Operations data

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