This kind of turboprop regional airliner with dozens of seats must have an all-economy class layout, and there is not much work to be done.

And because like the ATR series of aircraft, the Italians are responsible for the interior comfort design, so the style layout even gives Jojit an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

After more than ten years of working at Bangkok Airways, he felt like he was coming home when he stepped into the plane.

However, after adjusting to the light in the cabin and taking two steps forward, he quickly noticed the difference between the plane and the ATR72.

Just when he turned around and wanted to find the accompanying translator to ask, Gao Quan, who came up after him, had already given an explanation in a timely manner.

"Because of the different cross-sectional shapes of the original design of the aircraft, the cabin of our MA60 is slightly shorter but wider than that of its class, and if compared to the ATR72, the height has dropped by 8 centimeters, but the width has increased by 12 centimeters, so each seat we customized, as well as the cabin aisle in the middle, are also wider."

In fact, the vast majority of passengers do not have a very obvious perception of cabin altitude, with the ATR72 having an interior height of 2 meters and the MA60 being 1.92 meters, which is not much different for most passengers, especially Asian passengers.

But the width is different.

Since the base width of economy class seats is generally small, and it is just right for most passengers of normal size, even a 1-2 cm wider base would bring a very noticeable improvement in the riding experience.

The experienced Jojit has just discovered this difference.

He took a seat in the middle of the cabin.

For the vast majority of turboprop airliners, this is the worst place to ride – the noise and vibration experienced are exaggerated due to the proximity to the propellers.

Of course, it is impossible to do business, and Gao Quan and his party also sat around Jongit.

"The comfort of the seats is really good."

As a veteran, Jangitt naturally understands that it is best not to praise the seller's products casually at such times, but he must also admit that compared to the small bench-like seats of ordinary regional airliners, the one under his butt is much more comfortable.

At least let him be able to chupate in place a little.

"The comfort-related features in our cabins, including the seats, lighting, and air conditioning, are all designed by Alenia Space and sourced directly from Europe, which is absolutely superior to any competitor in its class in terms of ride experience."

This is a very good way to say.

To the ears of Jongit, this is to advertise one of the advantages of the aircraft.

But for Gao Quan, the whole person is to highlight a boost.

For passengers, in fact, the most direct perception is these cabin comfort configurations, but for him, the general manager of Hojing Aircraft Company, these things are obviously secondary.

Although in order to be competitive in terms of fuel consumption and pollutant emissions, the aircraft still chose the engine imported by Pratt & Whitney in terms of power, there is no doubt that the entire aircraft was completed in China from overall design to production.

The Italian partners only provided the money, the reputation of the European company and the in-flight equipment that was not important to an "airplane".

This situation has never been seen in the history of China's aviation industry in the past.

"After a while, we also arranged a test ride."

Seeing that Jangjit had already shown some interest, Gao Quan was next to him while the iron was hot:

"As I have just said, the MA60 is more fuel-efficient than similar models, in addition to reducing operating costs, it also improves the range by the way."

"Even with a full load of 60 passengers and 15kg of luggage per person, we can still achieve a range of 1,850 km while retaining the standard fuel allowance, which should be a clear advantage for your airline......

For such a user who almost fell from the sky, Gao Quan naturally did enough homework.

It was indeed a coincidence, thanks to the newly designed wings and propellers, the range of the MA60 was just stuck at a very perfect distance.

As an airline that only operates small regional aircraft, Bangkok Airways actually has only two main routes.

One is to fly from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, with a one-way distance of 760km, and the other is from Bangkok to Phuket, with a one-way distance of 840km.

The ATR72-500 has a range of 1650km at full load.

If you fly to Phuket, you must refuel locally to return home, and if you fly to Chiang Mai with a large number of passengers, air traffic control or a strong headwind, you will have to refuel.

For a small airline like Bangkok Airways, the airport's aviation fuel support service is also a large expense, and it can be refueled at one airport without refueling.

The range of the MA60 can at least ensure that the first route is worry-free without accidents.

Sure enough, this sentence is no less lethal to Jangit than the 8% fuel consumption just now.

Although these two things are essentially the same.

"So we'd better start as soon as possible?"

He has clearly lost his initial state of mind.

"Mr. Jojit, don't worry, our pilots are already making pre-flight preparations, and they will be boarding the plane soon......"

At this time, Gao Quan began to play with his desire to catch the old man, making Jojit's heart feel like he had been scratched by a cat.

Finally, after tasting the fourth Chinese special snack, the two pilots in white shirts finally boarded the plane through the cabin door, and then walked all the way into the cockpit.

"They're going to have this, we can go to the cockpit door and have a look."

Gao Quan got up and took Jongjit to the front of the plane.

Since there are no regular aircraft gates here, there are only two rows of normal seats.

"Why is the cockpit door so complicated?"

The latter asked, looking at a flight attendant next to him who was leaning against the door.

"This was specifically requested by one of our engineers that the cockpit doors would close automatically without additional force, and once locked from the inside, there was no way to open them from the outside."

Gao Quan shrugged his shoulders and explained:

"He said it would be better for the flight, and although I didn't quite understand it, he played an important role in the design of the whole aircraft, and we followed that advice."

The engineer who made this request was naturally Chang Haonan, as for the reason...... Needless to say.

In a few years, airliners around the world will be required to modify the cabin doors of this structure, and someone will thank him.

As a non-technical businessman, Jojit doesn't really understand the joysticks, dashboards and displays in the cockpit of an airplane, but at least in terms of perception alone, it is not much different from other regional airliners.

After all, the all-LCD cockpit in these years is not luxurious enough to fit on such a small regional aircraft, so except for the three multi-function displays, most of the space is still occupied by various dials.

With the sound of a roar of turbines, and the shaking that could be felt throughout the aircraft, but not serious, the pilot started two engines in succession through the air supply provided by the APU.

"In the absence of additional energy supply from the ground, the MA60 can start cold on its own, but because of the insufficient air supply, it can only start one engine at a time."

It's another amount of money that can save airlines.

"Let's go, let's go back to the cabin, and we'll start taxiing soon."

After Gao Quan finished speaking, he motioned to the flight attendant to close the cockpit door and returned to the position just now with Jojit.

Outside the window, the propeller speed gradually increases.

Jojit habitually closed her eyes, ready to endure the violent shaking and noise that followed.

This was an innate problem for the turboprop engine that was difficult to overcome, especially since he chose a location closest to the window.

A few minutes later, the plane slowly began to taxi along the taxiway.

Jojit opened her eyes in some surprise and looked out the window at the propeller spinning at high speed.

The noise and vibration control of this aircraft is certainly not comparable to that of a turbofan airliner, but in a propeller aircraft, it is simply surprisingly perfect!

(End of chapter)