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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.
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.
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 .
Divi Divi Air Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander PJ-SUN, 2007. Divi Divi Air was founded on July 28, 2000, and commenced operations in 2001 with a fleet of Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders between Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba was added as a destination by the airline in February 2018. [2]
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 ...
Britten-Norman opted to principally promote the Trislander to prospective operators as a feederliner; foreseen secondary roles included its potential use by military air services as well. [ 3 ] In terms of its flying characteristics, the Trislander possesses exceptional low speed handling characteristics, extended endurance, increased payload ...
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.
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 .