CBA-123 Vector

The CBA-123 Vector was a 19-passenger transport aircraft that was under development for both military and civil aviation until financial problems and a sagging commuter airline market forced suspension of the program in early 1992. In military service it was to be used as a VIP transport and liaison aircraft.

The prototype's fuselage resembled that of the EMB-120 Brasilia, but the turboprop engines were mounted on the rear fuselage. The high-aspect-ratio wing had 6 degrees of...