Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (previously the Swearingen Metro and later Fairchild Aerospace Metro) is a 19-seat, pressurized, twin-turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild Aircraft at a plant in San Antonio, Texas.
| Metroliner | |
|---|---|
| The Metro is a low wing, twin turboprop, small airliner with a retractable undercarriage | |
| Role | Regional airliner |
| Manufacturer | Fairchild |
| First flight | August 26, 1969 |
| Introduction | 1972 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Ameriflight Perimeter Aviation Sharp Airlines Aeronaves TSM |
| Produced | 1968–2001 |
| Number built | >600 |
| Developed from | Swearingen Merlin |
| Variants | Fairchild C-26 Metroliner |
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