BAe 748 Series 2A Wallpapers

British Aerospace 748 Series 2A - photo wallpapers: The Manchester-based company A V Roe & Company Ltd., devoted itself to re-enter the [br] aero-commercial scene, beginning in 1957 when its future as a military aircraft producer [br] looked doomed after the infamous Duncan Sandys 1957 "Defence White Paper", which [br] axed its ongoing projects. The original 748 design development started in 1957 as a smaller [br] 20-seat feederliner and was marketed as a potential replacement for the now-aged DC-3's [br] then in widespread service as feederliners. The project attracted very little interest from [br] the airlines, until an enlarged, twin Rolls-Royce Dart development of the aeroplane was [br] proposed. Avro was not the only company to see the potential for a DC-3Fokker F-27 Friendship [br] was well advanced. Avro decided to compete by producing a design with [br] better short-field performance, allowing it to operate from smaller [br] airports. On January 1959 Avro announced its intention to go ahead with [br] the project and build an initial batch of twelve aircraft, and work [br] started a month later on the construction of two flying prototypes and [br] two other aircraft for static tests. The Indian Government showed an [br] interest in the aircraft later in the year and even before the first [br] test flight had taken place a manufacturing agreement had been signed [br] for the aircraft to be built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. in Kanpur, [br] India. The maiden flight of the first prototype of the Avro 748, G-APZV [br] took place on June 24, 1960 from Avro's Woodford plant airfield and was [br] piloted by Jimmy Harrison, the Avro Chief Test Pilot. The original 748 - [br] the Series 1 - was powered by two Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk.514 turboprops [br] rated at 1600 hp. The second prototype, G-ARAY, was flown on April 10, [br] 1961 and the two prototypes quickly proved the type's short field [br] performance. Eighteen 748 Series 1 aircraft were produced, The first to [br] operate this model was the British transport company Skyway Coach Air [br] (later known as Dan-Air Skyways), while the first foreign order came [br] from Aerolineas Argentinas. The series 2 entered production in 1961. [br] This version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk.531 rated at 1910 [br] hp giving the Series 2 the capability of carrying a greater load over a [br] longer range. In 1962 the Royal Air Force ordered 31 Andover C.Mk.1s, a [br] modified military version of the 748, originally known as the 748 MF, [br] with a completely new rear fuselage, with a rear-loading door and an [br] unique "kneeling" landing gear, which permits the main landing gear [br] units to be partally retracted with the aircraft on the ground, giving a [br] range of movement at the rear door sill. With the reorganisation of the [br] British aircraft industry, Avro was absorbed into Hawker Siddeley in [br] July 1963. The Hawker Siddeley Group decided to combine the names of the [br] companies within the group into one and well known names like Gloster [br] and A V Roe became known as Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. The Avro 748 [br] became the Hawker Siddeley 748 (HS748) overnight. 198 HS748 Series 2 [br] were built before the type 2A took over on the line. The Series 2A was [br] introduced in 1967. This had more powerful engines fitted - the Rolls [br] Royce Dart7 Mk. 532 which again improved the performance of the [br] aircraft. Many operators subsequently upgraded their Series 2 aircraft [br] to 2A standard by fitting replacement engines. The next version of the [br] 748 to be built was the Series 2B with even more powerful engines, the [br] Dart7 Mk.536-2. In 1977 Hawker Siddeley and the British Aircraft [br] Corporation merged into British Aerospace. The designation of the [br] aircraft now became the British Aerospace 748 (BAe748), with the Series [br] 2B becoming the main production model. Seventy-one were built, along [br] with 25 Series 2Cs. Production ended in 1988 by which time 382 aircraft [br] of the 748 had been built, including 160 assembled in India, comprising [br] mostly Series 2s. A larger development, the BAe ATP, failed to attract [br] significant orders and saw a limited production run. The 1961-built DAN-AIR London HS-748 (AVRO 748 Series 1) G-BEJD was photographed on [br] 09/10/1985 when it operated a passenger flight. The BAe HS.748 Sr1/105 [br] G-BEJD made its first flight on 19/05/1962 as LV-PUF and was delivered [br] to Aerolíneas Argentinas on 05/06/1962 and re-registered LV-HHE on [br] 13/06/1962 The LV-HHE, baptised "Ciudad de Resistencia", entered service [br] on 14/07/1962. It was transferred to Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales [br] on 18/04/1975. The aircraft was sold to DAN-AIR and registered on [br] 17/12/1976 as G-BEJD. It arrived in Manchester on 24/12/1976 and entered [br] service with DAN-AIR on 08/03/1977. The aircraft was converted into a [br] cargo version early 1987 and re-entered service on 31/03/1987. On July [br] 15, 1992 the entire Dan Air fleet of six BAe 748s together with a large [br] spares inventory was acquired by Janes Aviation748 Ltd., since renamed [br] EAL (Emerald Airways Ltd.) The G-BEJD was registered on 03/08/1992 with [br] Emerald Airways Ltd. [br] replacement, and by this point the [br]Country of origin: GB [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Engines: two Rolls-Royce 2280hp Dart RDa7 Mk535-2 turboprops [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Wingspan: 30.02 m (98ft 6in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Lenght: 20.42 m (67ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Height: 7.57 m (42ft 10in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Weight loaded: 21,092 kg (46,500lb) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Cruising speed: 452 km/h (281mph) at 4570 m (15,000ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Service celling: 7620 m (25,000ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Range: 3132 km (1946 miles) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Passengers + crew: 40-50 + 2 [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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