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Fairchild Swearingen aircraft
Fairchild Swearingen names the family of twin-turboprop airplanes that Swearingen began with the Merlin business aircraft, first approved by the FAA in 1966, and later stretched into the Metro commuter airliner. The type certificates passed from Swearingen to Fairchild Aircraft, then to M7 Aerospace, and are now held by Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing. The airplanes have a low wing, a slim fuselage and Garrett TPE331 engines, and Doc 8643 files them under several makers' names, from Swearingen to Fairchild Dornier. This site lists the SA227-DC Metro, a 19-passenger commuter and freighter, and the Merlin III, a private aircraft.