ATR-92
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The empty weight of the Q400 is around 17k kg, the empty weight of an Atr72-600 around 13k kg. Even if you fly exactly the same flight profile with an Q400 as an Atr72, someone has to pay for flying around 4k kg of aircraft. Bigger engines, landing gears, everything. For a Q400 the extra performance has to pay for the higher operating cost somehow, otherwise it's useless deadweight.
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I didn't realize the ATR fuselage was wider than the Q400; I generally thought that was a larger aircraft in almost all respects.
Anyways, I think this concept has a TON of potential give recent advancements in turboprop technology, and the recent additional routes in the regional segment.