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Saunders ST-27

Registration:  C-GCML
Engine:  (2) 770 HP PW PT-6 turboprops
Wingspan:  71' 6
Length:  8' 10
Range:  986 miles
Cruising Speed:  211 mph
The Saunders ST-27 was a de Havilland Heron converted by Saunders Aircraft of Gimli, Manitoba in 1975. Modifications to the aircraft included lengthening the fuselage and replacing the Heron's four Gypsy piston engines with two Pratt and Whitney turbines. It was a short haul plane suited for use on gravel airstrips in remote areas of the north. C-GCML was donated to the museum by Voyageur Airways in 1994.

 

Fast facts:
 only one Saunders ST-27 has ever crashed.