ST-27'S
ST-27'S
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ST-27, was a Canadian derivitative of the D'Havilland Heron. You guys took the 4 gipsy engines off and replaced them with two PT6-34's, lengthened it to carry 24 pax.
The aircraft was about 15 years ahead of its time. The ST28 was the same except pressurised - basically what a B1900D is now.
Federal politics killed the aircraft and te company as it was percieved to be a competitor for the DHC-6. Also Beech didn't like the competition as it was hard up against its turbine stretched queenair.
Concept was taken over by Embraer and you now have a EMB-110.
So back to the original question - what happen to them????
The aircraft was about 15 years ahead of its time. The ST28 was the same except pressurised - basically what a B1900D is now.
Federal politics killed the aircraft and te company as it was percieved to be a competitor for the DHC-6. Also Beech didn't like the competition as it was hard up against its turbine stretched queenair.
Concept was taken over by Embraer and you now have a EMB-110.
So back to the original question - what happen to them????
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Well, I'm not a whole lot smarter (don't even start!) but here is a link to the Canadian Civil Aircraft Registry search page. You can run a search by make and model and if there are any still in service, they'll pop up.
http://apps.tc.gc.ca/aviation/active...s.asp?x_lang=e
Good luck!
CD
http://apps.tc.gc.ca/aviation/active...s.asp?x_lang=e
Good luck!
CD
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There were at least 4 of the ST 27's in Sudbury, Ontario. They were mothballed by Voyageur Airways, after they aquired the aircraft a number of years ago.
I don't beleive Voyageur ever put them in to service.
I also understand that the balance of the aircraft were returned to the factory for dismantling.
I also worked for a company a few years ago that looked at the ST 28 aircraft.
One of the reasons the aircraft was not mass produced... where the wing spar crossed the fuselage it created a "hump" at the mid point of the aircraft.The US government would not certify the aircraft to operate in the states. There was also some politics behind the certification, it was major competition to the Beechcraft company and the development of their 19 seat aircraft.
"Avro Arrow all over again"
I don't beleive Voyageur ever put them in to service.
I also understand that the balance of the aircraft were returned to the factory for dismantling.
I also worked for a company a few years ago that looked at the ST 28 aircraft.
One of the reasons the aircraft was not mass produced... where the wing spar crossed the fuselage it created a "hump" at the mid point of the aircraft.The US government would not certify the aircraft to operate in the states. There was also some politics behind the certification, it was major competition to the Beechcraft company and the development of their 19 seat aircraft.
"Avro Arrow all over again"
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Of the four that Voyageur had, at least a couple ended up going to the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. The last I was there, one was still on display in the museum. One was traded off to Sault College for their aircraft structural repair students to repeatedly assemble and disassemble.
In other news, at least a couple were operated by a company out of Thunder Bay (I believe it was called On-air). They went belly up and the planes ended up in a graveyard on the waterfront. One ended up in an aviation-loving farmer's back yard, and can be just seen next to a barn on approach into Thunder Bay--if you know where to look.
In other news, at least a couple were operated by a company out of Thunder Bay (I believe it was called On-air). They went belly up and the planes ended up in a graveyard on the waterfront. One ended up in an aviation-loving farmer's back yard, and can be just seen next to a barn on approach into Thunder Bay--if you know where to look.
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I know of one maybe two in Gimli Manitoba. This is where the conversions took place, you can enter the one on the button of RW 14 the other one I think is mid field this one I have only seen from the air. Both aircraft have been stripped and now are just rusting away. Owner unknown.
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Okay, I realize this is a little late for the discussion, but I just found the Bushplane Heritage centre's webpage by accident and I thought you might like to see at least one of the final resting places of an ST-27. There are a lot of other good pictures on the site as well!
http://bushplane.com/display/display08.html
http://bushplane.com/display/display08.html
