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Cockpit of a BN-2 Islander. The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a rectangular fuselage and two wing-mounted engines; early aircraft were equipped with a pair of piston engines while later production models may be alternatively fitted with turboprop engines in their place.
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Britten-Norman Islander" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Diagram of Loganair Britten-Norman Islander air ambulance cabin. The aircraft was a British built BN2B-26 Islander manufactured by Pilatus Britten-Norman in 1989, registration G-BOMG. It was a high wing design with two wing-mounted Lycoming O-540 -E4C5 piston engines, each delivering a rated 260 horsepower to a two-blade variable-pitch propeller .
"The Islander is the best-selling commercial aircraft type produced in Western Europe" Only source is the Britten-Norman website, which you can hardly call an true objective source of info. I find this hard to believe, and at least airbus with it's a320 would be the best-seller.
On December 19, 1977, the 1977 Vieques Air Link crash took place when a Vieques Air Link Britten Norman BN-2A Islander crashed into the waters off the Atlantic Ocean near Vieques, Puerto Rico during a flight from St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands to Vieques.
This brief developed into the BN-2 Islander, and the Britten-Norman company was formed to produce the aircraft, which first flew in 1965. During the 1960s, Britten-Norman were involved in the development of hovercraft via their subsidiary Cushioncraft Ltd; [6] their first craft, the CC1, was the world's second hovercraft.
In February 2008, a Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander (registered VP-AAG) operated by Air Montserrat and leased by Trans Anguilla Airways crashed after takeoff. The aircraft was programmed for a cargo flight (no commercial passengers). 3 passengers were on board and no fatalities were recorded.
The Britten-Norman Defender is a multi-role utility transport aircraft, manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. It is the military version of the Britten-Norman Islander, developed for roles such as utility transport, casualty evacuation, counter-insurgency and light attack, forward air control, patrol and reconnaissance. The term ...