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The ATR

The ATR 42-500 and ATR 72-500 are the latest versions of the ATR family. With more than 640 ATRs flying worldwide, the latest versions have gained the experience of more than 12 years of service.

Both aircraft types offer enhanced technical performances and a high level of comfort. An ideal response to short sector networks, they are capable of serving runways of less than 1200 m. The ATR 42 and the ATR 72 offer a quality of service comparable to that of the jet, with a lower than average fuel consumption, and at a cruising speed of 300 knots (550 km/h).

Comfort

The generation 500 ATR has an important number of improvements in the field of noise and vibration, particularly:

* A six-blades propeller, designed by Hamilton Standard and Ratier Figeac;
* A structural treatment of the fuselage with the installation of dynamic absorbents of vibrations;
* A 'new-look' interior made with acoustic absorbent materials;
* Removal of superfluous noises sources such as outlets of pressurization valves and hydraulic pumps;
* Possibility of installation of noise active controls.

Those improvements as a whole guarantee a passenger comfort equivalent to a jet one.

Moreover, the ATR has a 'new-look' interior characterized by:

* A restylized environment;
* The addition of a high rail in order to help the passengers and cabin crew movements.
* The generation 500 ATR includes a silenter airconditioning system which supplies 35% additional cooling capacity compared with ATR42-300.



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