Freight Feeder's FF5000 claims 44pc less fuel burn than rival turboprops

THE FF5000 Freight Feeder aircraft has been engineered to be 44 per cent more fuel efficient than rival turboprops in the short to medium range market, according to its manufacturer, the Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation of Wyoming.

"The FF5000 has a larger and more efficient useful-load/cargo-bay-volume to gross weight percentage of 53 per cent compared to an average of 35 per cent carried by the existing turboprop fleet," said Freight Feeder Aircraft CEO John Dupont.

"This design efficiency causes the FF5000 to be 44 per cent more fuel efficient for each pound of freight - which has been our focus from the start - and is what the FF5000 is all about," he said.

Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation last year acquired the FF5000 aircraft technology from Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, which included the aircraft design, intellectual property, patents, hardware and software including a mockup aircraft and fuselage tooling - with the intention of completing the plane's development.