Fastest Prop in NZ
 

This from their website announcing TG-CH.

Leave Tauranga at 7am and arrive in Christchurch at 8.40am. Return from Christchurch at 5.50pm and be home in time for tea with the family.

Our Jetstream 41 aircraft is the fastest turbo-prop aircraft in New Zealand! This combined with our new direct service means Tauranga finally has a true full day of business in Christchurch! Plus, our new service will get you from Tauranga to the South Island ski fields faster than you can say "Where's my boots?"

1.7 TG-CH aint too bad - though that is sched time. Heard that trip is actually 1.4! Air NZ were talking about the 1900 being a 1.9 sched, after trials a few years back.

So what is fastest prop in the 'airline' skies in NZ? :hmm:

Thought the CV580's were faster, 300-ish kts? Definitely isn't an F27......

No contest , the Cheyanne 4 based in the Hawkes Bay nowdays (ZK-RUR) is the fastest Turboprop in NZ. The J41 is the fastest turboprop used for sceduled flights , comfortabley outperforms the CV-580.:)

i guess as long as there is an J41 available to tg-ch, then it's fastest, but what's the long term chances of that happening? at least a beech would turn up.

I woulda thought a P3K would spank anything...but then again I wouldnt fancy getting bumped off for a sonabouy :}

No, you just cant get good performance from an old Fokker.

Er, I'll get my coat.

Propellers are for Boats!!
 

Propellers are for boats

But 2 screws are better than 2.....or 4 blow jobs!

Jet Jockey,

Nice one. :}

Aussie

in paradise, what is the TAS of the Cheyanne and the J41?

Who cares? They are both slow.

Scrogee,

Not sure about the Piper but depending on the aircraft and the temp, weight etc the Sodastream can cruise quiet happily at 305 - 310kts TAS at 98% torque.

Was pretty quick Fennui to Sydney = 35 Steinies.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y15...ealelectra.jpg

Yeah tinny, but that is a real aeroplane - not quite in the same class as the other two!

Reckon this would go close.
http://www.warbirdz.net/largepic.php?ID=6629

The right way up
http://www.warbirdz.net/largepic.php?ID=6628

This is close too

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../lysander.html

Wow, and I thought the 1900 was ugly.....

No, you were right the first time. The 1900 is the ugliest aircraft known to man... :D :D

The J41 will TAS at 310kts but..... only if it's very cold, empty and with BBQ power settings its more like 295kts

Think my money would be on the P3K or the Cheyane but in terms of airlines the new freighter convair 5800 will to the bussiness herd round the 350kt
mark

At the rate their pilots are leaving they will have nobody to fly it anyway! So it'll prob be faster walking!!:D

Certainly was this morning in the South Island :eek:

Have a struggle getting past this old girl

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y15...air_snow_2.jpg

Suposedly the fastest is the lA 9 Lavochkin

http://owen2.otago.ac.nz/owen/XuAir2004/LA9.html

372 Knots @ 17,000'

FG1D (The NZ Corsair) 369 Knots @ 20,000'

The Thunder Mustang Vmo 222 Knots Vne 437 Knots.

It all depends on how you hold your mouth (and who is telling the story), and of course none of them are Turbo props :)

I thought it was the Shotover Jet Boat, was quick when I was last there in 1980!

Thunder Mustang
 

From http://www.thundermustang.com/

Performance

Rate of Climb @ gross 5200 ft/min
Maximum Level Speed @ Sea Level 326 kts (375 mph)
380 kts (437mph @ 25000ft.)
Cruise Speed @ 75% Power 300kts (340 mph)
22-25 gph
Range 1300 naut. mi.
Service Ceiling 25,000 ft.

Limiting and Recommended Airspeeds

Vx (best angle of climb) 87 kts
Vy (best rate of climb) 156 kts
Va (design maneuvering) 222 kts
Vfe (max flaps extended) 165 kts
Vle (max landing gear extended) 148 kts
Vne (never exceed) 439 kts
Vsl (stall, clean) 77kts
Vso (stall, in landing config.) 68 kts
Best Glide 153 kts

Sheep Guts Fastest Prop? a Jet boat?? hmmmm :rolleyes: