Aircraft
ATR Delivers Peace and Quiet
“You’re in the noisiest seat of the airplane,” said ATR North America sales vice president to an AIN reporter, who had chosen the position to assess that v

“You’re in the noisiest seat of the airplane,” said ATR North America sales vice president to an AIN reporter, who had chosen the position to assess that very thing during an ATR 72-500 demonstration flight late last year. Another guest on board the 68-seat twin turboprop was Adrian Wijeyewickrema, manager of consulting services for Back Aviation Solutions of Washington, D.C. He chose row seven to fly abeam the six-bladed propeller and the new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engine for the same reason.

ATR promises that “optimum synchrophasing” between the props should deliver comfort while in turbulence. The company provided an inadvertent demonstration during several phases of that 40-minute flight through clear-air chop over Washington Dulles Airport.

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