Hawker Siddeley HS748
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The Hawker Siddeley HS748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed by the British firm Avro in the late 1950s as a replacement for the aging DC-3s then in widespread service as feederliners. Avro concentrated on performance, notably for STOL operations, and found a dedicated market. 380 aircraft were built by Hawker Siddeley. A larger, stretched development of the HS748, the BAe ATP, attempted to compete with the de Havilland Canada Dash-8 but saw a limited production run.
Variants[edit | edit source]
- 748 Series 1: The original Avro 748 twin-engined short / medium-range airliner, powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart RDa 7 Mk.514 turboprop engines. 24 were built.
- 748 Series 2: The Series 2 entered production in 1961 with a higher take-off weight and Mk.531 engines. 111 were built.
- 748 Series 2A: The more powerful Series 2A followed in 1967, with a further increase in take-off weight and Mk.532/Mk.534 engines. 157 built, making the 748 one of the more successful British airliners and the 2A the most popular variant.
- 748 Series 2B: The main production model after Hawker-Siddeley was absorbed by British Aerospace, the 2B featured a 4-foot increase in wingspan over previous models, a further increase in weights, Mk.536 engines, a modernized cabin, and several systems improvements. 28 built.
- Super 748: Basically the same as the 2B but fitted with hush kits on the engines. 8 Built.
- Hawker Siddeley HS780 Andover: Modified version of the 748 design for the Royal Air Force. Fitted with kneeling undercarriage, raised tail unit and rear loading ramp.
- Coastguarder: Maritime patrol version.
- 748 Andover: Military passenger transport versions of the 748.
- HAL-748: Licence production by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at Bangalore India. Indian aircraft were later modified for a variety of roles including a trials aircraft for an Airborne Early Warning version fitted with a large radome, known as the Airborne Surveillance Platform (ASP). A total of 89 HAL 748's were built.
- HAL 748 Series 2M: Production for the Indian Air Force (the last 20 built) were Series 2M aircraft with a large freight door.
Users[edit | edit source]
- Argentina
- Argentine Air Force
- Australia
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Royal Australian Navy
- Belgium
- Belgian Air Component
- Benin
- Benin Air Force
- Brazil
- Brazilian Air Force
- Brunei
- Royal Brunei Air Force
- Burkina Faso
- Burkina Faso Air Force
- Cameroon
- Cameroon Air Force
- Colombia
- Colombian Air Force
- Ecuador
- Ecuadorian Air Force
- India
- Indian Air Force
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Korea Air Force
- Madagascar
- Malagasy Air Force
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan Air Force
- Tanzania
- Tanzanian Air Force Command
- Thailand
- Royal Thai Air Force
- United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- Venezuela
- Venezuelan Air Force
- Venezuelan Navy
- Zambia
- Zambian Air Force
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