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About the BAe 3100 Jetstream 31
Type certificated 1982 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
Overview
The BAe 3100 Jetstream 31 is the original, lower-powered version of British Aerospace’s 19-seat pressurised commuter turboprop, the aircraft the later Super 31 (Jetstream 32) was uprated from. It traces to the Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream of 1967; after the design passed through Scottish Aviation to British Aerospace, the modernised Jetstream 31 first flew in 1980 and entered service in 1982. Twin Garrett TPE331-10 turboprops of 900 to 940 shp give it a 25,000-foot ceiling and a cruise near 262 knots.
The appeal is simple: this is one of the cheapest ways into a pressurised, ice-protected turbine twin with airline-grade systems, at the price of a low cabin, modest cruise, and Garrett overhaul economics. Nearly all airframes are ex-commuter, so maintenance history and engine-program status matter more than airframe hours.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Low entry cost: among the least expensive pressurised turbine twins to acquire, an airliner airframe at piston-twin money.
- Airline-grade systems: pressurisation, air conditioning, and comprehensive ice protection for all-weather dispatch.
- Proven airframe: a mature type with wide parts availability from a large regional fleet.
- Full commuter cabin: nineteen seats for scheduled work, or a spacious corporate shuttle in an executive fit-out.
Trade-offs
- Cabin height: the cabin runs about 5 ft 11 in but feels close in the base 31, and passengers step over the wing-spar carry-through at mid-cabin.
- Modest performance: the TPE331-10 engines and 25,000-foot ceiling make it slower and lower-flying than a King Air; against the Super 31 the difference is climb and hot-and-high margin, not cruise speed.
- Turbine-twin upkeep: commuter-category maintenance, Garrett hot-section inspections, and roughly $200,000-plus per-engine overhauls set the operating floor.
See Also
- BAe Jetstream Super 31 – the uprated TPE331-12 development with more power and payload. Compare
- Beechcraft 1900D – a taller-cabin 19-seat commuter competitor. Compare
- de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter – a STOL 19-seat commuter and utility twin. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 18 ft
- Length
- 47 ft
- Parking area (ft²2)
- 3,230 ft²
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 15,322 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 14,550 lbs
- Useful Load
- Estimated/derived; not a published figure 5,700 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 451 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: manufacturer figure 262 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 230 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 194 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 115 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- 88 KIAS
- Range
- Source: manufacturer figure 680 NM
- Service Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 2080 fpm
Engines
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Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. BAe 3100 Jetstream 31 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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