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Twin-turboprop STOL utility transport aircraft, designed in the 1960's. 103 were buiilt between 1972 and 1988, with operators in Argentina, Bolivia, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, Thailand, and Venezuela.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Arava
GENERAL STATS (Arava 201)
Crew: 2
Capacity: 24 troops, 16 paratroopers, or 2,351 kilograms (5,183 pounds) of cargo
Length: 13.03 meters (42 feet 9 inches)
Wingspan: 20.96 meters (68 feet 9 inches)
Height: 5.21 meters (17 feet 1 inch)
Wing area: 43.68 meters squared (470.2 square feet)
Max takeoff weight: 6,804 kilograms (15,000 pounds)
Fuel capacity: 1,663 liters (439 US gallons, 366 imperial gallons)
Powerplant: x2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 turboprop engines, 750 SHP per engine
Max speed: 326 KMH (203 MPH, 176 knots)
Stall speed: 115 KMH (71 MPH, 62 knots) with 54% flaps
Never exceed speed: 397 KMH (247 MPH, 214 knots)
Range: 1,056 kilometers (656 miles, 570 nautical miles)
Service ceiling: 7,620 meters (25,000 feet)
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