Saab 2000: The Worst Turboprop Airliner Ever?
When Saab began working on what they called the Saab 2000 in 1988, it was intended to be the best turboprop on the market. However, a little over a decade later, Saab would production of the aircraft having built only 63 copies...
Despite being superior from a technical standpoint than many of its turboprop-powered contemporaries (and indeed some of its jet-powered ones too!) it would prove to be one of the least popular mass-produced regional airliners in history!
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Pre-Saab 2000
Prior to the introduction of the Saab 2000, the concept of regional airliners was not a new one.
Indeed, the first regional airliners (such as the DC-1 and DC-2) had entered service in the 1930's and 1940's. However, it wouldn't be un...