Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226T/TB/TP/TT Merlin III C 

2100 NM    275 KTS    630.- HR   800K

700 LBS  1st HR  / 600 LBS 2nd HR  / 500 LBS 3rd HR

Fuel Capacity: 4360 lbs   648GLS

Engine:
Garrett TPE331-10U501G
   Range:
2790 nm
Horsepower:
900 shp
   Service Ceiling:
32,500 ft
Recommended TBO:
3000 hrs
   Sngl Eng Srvc Ceiling:
16,500 ft
Wingspan:
46.25 ft
   75% Cruise:
308 kts
Length:
42.17 ft
   Stall:
85 kts
Height:
16.83 ft
   Rate of Climb:
2625 ft/min
Empty Weight:
7800 lbs
   Sngl Eng Rate of Climb:
723 ft/min
Gross Weight:
12,500 lbs
   Takeoff (over 50' obst):
2790 ft
Maximum Fuel:
648 gal
   Landing (over 50' obst):
2874 ft
 
 

 

Operating Expenses
Fuel (gph): 90.00
Fuel Costs/Gallon: $2.50
Fuel Costs/Hour: $225.00
Oil Costs per Hour: $.50
Maintenance Cost/Hour: $150.00
Hourly Engine Reserve: $100.00
Prop Reserve: $10.00
Total Variable Costs/Hour: $485.50
Average Speed (kts): 254
Annual Insurance: $10,900.00
Annual Hangar/Tiedown: $9,500.00
Training: $8,400.00
Total Fixed Costs: $28,800.00
Hours/Year: 200.00
Fixed Cost/Hour: $144.00
Total Variable & Fixed Costs/Year: $125,900.00
Total Costs/Hour: $629.50
   

 

            

 

 
          
 
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Merlin IIIC

 

Total

 

Distance

 

Time

10 segments / 5 Days

 

Eastbound GS 275 KTS

 

12110 nm

 

44:02
 

 

DAY 1

From Montreal, Quebec

CYUL

45°28'05"N 73°44'29"W

 

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Goose Bay, Newfoundland

 

701 nm

 

2:33

 

Goose Bay, Newfoundland

CYYR

53°19'09"N 60°25'33"W

1

To Reykjavik, Iceland

Total Time / Distance

7:25  Hrs / 2.040 NM

 

1339 nm

 

4:52

 

DAY 2

From Reykjavik, Iceland

BIRK

64°07'48"N 21°56'26"W

 

STOP OVER 

Helsinki, Finland

 

1306 nm

 

4:45

 

Helsinki, Finland

EFHK

60°19'02"N 24°57'48"E

2

To Ekaterinburg, Russia

Total Time / Distance

8:52 Hrs  / 2.439 NM

 

1133 nm

 

4:07

 

DAY 3

From Ekaterinburg, Russia

USSS

56°44'29"N 60°48'13"E

 

STOP OVER

Irkutsk, Russia 

 

1521 nm

 

5:32

 

Irkutsk, Russia

UIII

52°16'02"N 104°23'41"E

3

To Yakutsk, Russia

Total Time / Distance

9:12 Hrs  / 2.528 NM

 

1007 nm

 

3:40

 

DAY 4

From Yakutsk, Russia

UEEE

62°05'36"N 129°46'14"E

 

STOP OVER

Anadyr, Russia 

 

1272 nm

 

4:38

 

Anadyr, Russia

UHMA

64°44'06"N 177°44'29"E

4

To Whitehorse, Yukon

Total Time / Distance

9:20 Hrs  / 2.566 NM

 

1294 nm

 

4:42

 

DAY 5

From Whitehorse, Yukon

CYXY

60°42'34"N 135°04'06"W

 

STOP OVER

Calgary, Alberta 

 

908 nm

 

3:18

 

Calgary, Alberta

CYYC

51°06'50"N 114°01'13"W

5

To Montreal, Quebec

Total Time / Distance

10:13 Hrs  / 2.536 NM

 

1628 nm

 

5:55

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Montreal 2100NM Range

The Fairchild (Swearingen) Merlin

Country of origin  

United States of America

 

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Powerplants  

IIB - Two 495kW (665shp) AiResearch (Garrett) TPE3311151G turboprops driving three blade constant speed propellers. IIIC - Two 670kW (900shp) Garrett TPE33110U503G turboprops driving four blade constant speed Dowty propellers.

 

Performance  

IIB - Max cruising speed 475km/h (257kt). Initial rate of climb 2570ft/min. Service ceiling 29,000ft. Range with max fuel 2872km (1550nm). IIIC - Max cruising speed 556km/h (300kt). Initial rate of climb 2650ft/min. Range with max standard fuel at max cruising speed with six people on board 3590km (1938nm).

 

Weights  

IIB - Empty 2926kg (6452lb), max takeoff 4540kg (10,000lb). IIIC - Empty equipped 3695kg (8150lb), max takeoff 5670kg (12,500lb).

 

Dimensions  

IIB - Wing span 13.98m (45ft 11in), length 12.22m (40ft 1in), height 4.37m (14ft 4in). Wing area 26.0m2 (279.74sq ft). IIIC - Wing span 14.10m (46ft 3in), length 12.85m (42ft 2in), height 5.13m (16ft 10in). Wing area 25.8m2 (277.5sq ft).

 

Capacity  

IIB - Flightcrew of one or two, with typical main cabin seating for six in executive layout or up to eight. III - Seating in main cabin for up to 11, or eight in a corporate configuration. Merlin IV seats up to 12 passengers in main cabin in a corporate configuration.

 

Production  

Includes 33 Merlin IIAs, 87 Merlin IIBs, 92 Merlin III and IIIAs and 10 Merlin 300s.

 
Type  

Turboprop corporate transport

 

History  

The Merlin series of turboprop executive transports was Swearingen's first manufacturing program, and laid the foundations for the successful Metro series of commuters.

Prior to the original Merlin II, Swearingen specialised in building conversions of existing aircraft into corporate transports. The Merlin II (or SA26T) was an example of this policy in that it is based on the Beech Queen Air and Twin Bonanza. The Merlin combined the wing of the Queen Air with the Twin Bonanza's undercarriage and an all new Swearingen designed pressurised fuselage and tail. The first Merlins were powered by two 300kW (400hp) Lycoming TIGO540s, while the Merlin IIA was powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A20 turboprops. The prototype IIA flew for the first time on April 13 1965 and 33 were built before production switched to the AiResearch TPE331 powered Merlin IIB.

The improved and slightly larger Merlin III combined the Merlin II's fuselage but stretched slightly and with a new tail; and the wings and landing gear of the Metro II airliner (described separately) and more powerful engines. The Merlin III (or SA226T) was certificated on July 27 1970. The Merlin III was followed by the Merlin 300 (by which time Fairchild had acquired the Merlin and Metro lines) which introduced aerodynamic improvements including winglets. Only 10 were built.

The Merlin IV designation applies to corporate configured versions of the Metro series of commuter airliners. The Merlin IVA designation covers the corporate versions of the original Metro II (which used a stretched Merlin II's fuselage coupled with a new wing, undercarriage and tail), the IVB is the executive equivalent of the Metro III, and the Merlin 23 is equivalent to the Metro 23.

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