ATR 42 Family
Active regional twin-engine turboprop aircraft family produced by ATR, including the ATR 42-600 and its PW127M/N and PW127XT-M engine generations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ATR 42ATR 42-200ATR 42-300ATR 42-500ATR 42-600
- Family Name
- ATR 42
- Full Name
- ATR 42 Family
- Roles
- airlinerutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Description
- Active regional twin-engine turboprop aircraft family produced by ATR, including the ATR 42-600 and its PW127M/N and PW127XT-M engine generations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- ATR and EASA identify ATR 42-600 aircraft powered by PW127XT-M engines; two turboprops are installed in nacelles.
- Name
- ATR 42-600 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT-M option
- Notes
- Exact ATR 42-600 relationship supported by ATR and EASA certification; the broader ATR 42 family retains this as a -600 branch-specific configuration.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- ATR identifies PW127M as an ATR 42-600 engine option; two turboprops are installed in nacelles.
- Name
- ATR 42-600 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M option
- Notes
- Exact ATR 42-600 relationship supported by ATR official specifications and certification material; this preserves the PW127M branch separately from PW127XT-M.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- The documented PW127M/N pairing applies to the ATR 42/72 family; two turboprops are installed in nacelles.
- Name
- ATR 42-600 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127N option
- Notes
- The official ATR 72/42 PW127M/N family specification supports this exact PW127N alternative; it is recorded separately from PW127M.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- ATR 42-320; approved ATR 42-200/-300 modifications
- Name
- ATR 42-320/200/300 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 option
- Notes
- ATR TCDS UK.TC.A.00159 identifies two PW121 engines on ATR 42-320 and permits PW121 installations on ATR 42-200/-300 under PW120 operating conditions.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- ATR and Pratt & Whitney identify PW127XT-L as the exact higher-thrust engine for the ATR 42-600S short-takeoff-and-landing variant; two turboprops are installed in nacelles.
- Name
- ATR 42-600S Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT-L option
- Notes
- Exact ATR 42-600S STOL relationship supported by ATR/Pratt & Whitney type-certification and aircraft-performance materials; this higher-thrust -L branch remains distinct from ATR 42-600 PW127XT-M.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:18:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 08:40:40 UTC