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ATR 72-500
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ATR 72-500

Six-blade props, higher weights and a quieter cabin · Certified 1997

The ATR 72-500 is the marketing name for the ATR 72-212A, certified in January 1997. It keeps the -210's airframe and PW127-family engines but drives six-blade propellers, which are quieter and smoother than the earlier four-blade units.

Higher maximum weights, better performance and more automated power management to ease pilot workload made it the standard ATR 72 for more than a decade. Typical range with a full cabin is around 770 nmi.

As of September 2018, 365 -500s had been delivered, with more than 350 in service at 75 operators. Binter Canarias, Air Dolomiti, Finnair and Air New Zealand Link were among its users. In 2009 a converted -500 became the prototype of the ATR 72-600.

Gallery
Binter Canarias ATR 72-500 EC-KGJ on approach to Madeira, July 2011
Binter Canarias ATR 72-500 EC-KGJ on approach to Madeira, July 2011Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Finnair ATR 72-500 OH-ATL at Helsinki, June 2022
Finnair ATR 72-500 OH-ATL at Helsinki, June 2022Colin Cooke Photo · CC BY-SA 2.0
Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 I-ADLT at Frankfurt, September 2002
Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 I-ADLT at Frankfurt, September 2002Ken Fielding · CC BY-SA 3.0
Air New Zealand Link ATR 72-500 near Wellington
Air New Zealand Link ATR 72-500 near Wellington111 Emergency from New Zealand · CC BY 2.0
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