Fairchild Metro IV

The Lawn Dart

“A pencil-thin regional turboprop with personality.”

Fairchild Swearingen · commercial

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Long, skinny, low-slung, and notoriously demanding to fly — the Metro earned the nickname "lawn dart" for its sleek silhouette and its unforgiving handling. Cargo operators love them because they're cheap and fast for a turboprop. Pilots either love them or never want to see one again.

Fun fact

The Metro's fuselage is so narrow that passengers can't stand up — at 19 seats, it's one of the smallest pressurized airliners ever certified.

One might be overhead right now.

Bogey turns the The Lawn Dart from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.

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