Originally Posted by
MarkD
if they wanted more power they could just go with PW150s like Bombardier did for the Q400. Instead they seem happy enough pottering along with their PW127s.
Saab 2000s have AE2100s now that I think about it.
The AE2100 was originally developed by Allison (before it was taken over by RR) - and has been looked at for other commercial applications as well.
Given that the AE2100 is already 'detuned' (derated) for it's commercial applications (compared to the C130J), the TP400 would be way too powerful to be useful for a commercial turboprop installation.