METRO 23 LOSES WEIGHT, GAINS PAYLOAD
San Antonio-based Fairchild Aircraft said a company-wide effort to reduce the weight of the Metro 23 has paid off. The basic operating weight of the 19-passenger, twin-engine turboprop was reduced by 113 pounds, translating into ``additional payload capabilities, fuel savings and fuel tankering...
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