Avro 748
Avro 748 (C-GBFA) registered to First Air at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada. This aircraft is no longer registered in Canada
Type	airliner
Manufacturer	Avro
Maiden flight	June 24, 1960
Number built	380
Variants	Avro Andover

The Avro 748 was a small short-range turboprop airliner designed by Avro in the late 1950s as a replacement for the now-aged DC-3's then in widespread service as feederliners. Avro concentrated on performance, notably for STOL operations, and found a dedicated market and 380 aircraft were built. A larger development, the BAe ATP, attempted to compete with the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 but saw a limited production run. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 823 KB) C-GBFA First Air HS748 (A748) Aircraft no longer registered in Canada Picture taken 14th June 1999 at 18:46 MDT (15th June 1999 00:46Z) at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada File links The following pages link... First Air is an airline based in Carp, Ontario, Canada. ... Cambridge Bay Airport is located at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Government - Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson - Premier Paul Okalik (Consensus government) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 (Nancy Karetak-Lindell) - Senate seats 1 (Willie Adams) Confederation... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Avro 504K. Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, well known for planes such as the Avro Lancaster which served in World War II. One of the worlds first aircraft builders, A.V.Roe and Company was established at Brownsfield Mills, Manchester, England by Alliot Verdon Roe and his brother... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The Avro Andover was a type of 1920s British military transport aircraft built by Avro for the Royal Air Force. ... A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers. ... Avro 504K. Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, well known for planes such as the Avro Lancaster which served in World War II. One of the worlds first aircraft builders, A.V.Roe and Company was established at Brownsfield Mills, Manchester, England by Alliot Verdon Roe and his brother... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 regional jet A regional jet (RJ) is a small short-range jet aircraft that is intended to fly passengers from smaller airports to larger ones, thereby feeding the larger hubs with passengers. ... STOL is an acronym for Short Take-Off and Landing, a term used in the aircraft industry to describe aeroplanes with very short runway requirements. ... The BAe ATP was an airliner designed as anevolution of the Avro 748. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ...

Development

The original 748 design started in 1958 after the infamous Duncan Sandys 1957 Defence White Paper ended most military manned aircraft development in the UK, and Avro decided to re-enter the civilian market. The Vickers Viscount had the large end of the short-haul market neatly wrapped up, so Avro decided to design to a smaller feederliner design to replace the many DC-3 Dakotas that were now reaching the end of their lifespan. Avro was not the only company to see the potential for a DC-3 replacement, and by this point the Fokker F27 Friendship was well advanced. Avro decided to compete by producing a design with better short-field performance, allowing it to operate from smaller airports. Duncan Edwin Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys1 (January 24, 1908-November 26, 1987) was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments. ... The 1957 White Paper on Defence was a British white paper setting forth the future as seen of the British military. ... The Viscount was a medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1953 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft, which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Airbus A380, Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... A PIA F27 at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in January, 2006 The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ...

The first aircraft flew from Avro's Woodford plant on June 24, 1960, and two prototypes quickly proved the type's short field performance. Eighteen 748 Series 1 aircraft were produced, the first for British Skyways Coach-Air (later known as Dan-Air) but the majority for Aerolíneas Argentinas. By this point Avro's individual identity within the Hawker-Siddeley Group had ended and the design was known as the HS 748. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Dan-Air Services Limited is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. ... Aerolíneas Argentinas A340-200. ... Hawker-Siddeley was a British aircraft manufacturing company. ...

The Series 2 entered production in 1961 with a higher take-off weight, and were produced to 198 examples, making it one of the most popular post-war British designs. The more powerful Series 2A followed for another 71, along with another 25 Series 2Bs.

The Royal Air Force ordered a version (as the Hawker Siddeley Andover C1) modified with a raised tailplane to accommodate a rear loading ramp and a kneeling undercarriage. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Hawker Siddeley Andover is a twin engined turboprop transport aircraft produced by Hawker-Siddeley and developed from the Avro 748 airliner. ...

The 748 Series 1 and Series 2 was license produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the HAL-748. HAL built 89 aircraft in India, 72 for the Indian Air Force and 17 for the Indian Airlines Corporation. The later production for the Indian Air Force (the last 20 built) were Series 2M aircraft with a Large Freight Door. Aircraft were later modified for a variety of roles including a trials aircraft for an Airborne Early Warning version fitted with a large radome. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a major aerospace company under the Ministry of Defence based in Bangalore, India. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... Indian (Hindi: इंडियन) (formerly Indian Airlines Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is Indias state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi. ... United States Air Force E-3 Sentry An Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system is a radar system carried by an aircraft which is designed to detect other aircraft. ... Radomes at the Misawa Security Operations Center, Misawa, Japan. ...

Hawker Siddeley became part of British Aerospace in the mid-1970s with the Series 2B becoming the main production model. British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ...

Two other versions were the Coastguarder and Super 748. The Coastguarder was a maritime patrol version.

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Operators

Civil operators

In August 2006 a total of 83 Avro 748 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service. Major operators include: For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

 Canada

• Air Creebec (2)
• Calm Air (6)

 Comoros

• Comores Aviation (1 aircraft leased from Executive Aerospace of South Africa)

 South Africa

• Executive Aerospace (6)

 Sri Lanka

• Lionair (1)

 Sweden

• West Air Sweden (6)

 United Kingdom

• Emerald Airways (15)

 United States

• Cascade Airways (2)

Some 25 other airlines also operate the type in smaller numbers. ^[1] It should be noted that Emerald Airways went into receivership on May 11, 2006 after losing its AOC; The fleet (which also included ATP's and Shorts 360's) was sold to IAP in Australia who lease the Aircraft. Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Air Creebec is a regional airline in Quebec and Ontario in Canada. ... Calm Air is an airline based in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Comoros. ... Comores Aviation is an airline based in Comoros. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Executive Aerospace is an airline based in South Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Lionair is an airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... West Air Sweden is a cargo airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Emerald Airways is an airline based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cascade Airways (ICAO Code:CCD, Callsign:Cascade) was an airline which flew primarily regional air routes out of Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1969, but later shut down in 1986. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Military operators

•  Argentina
•  Australia: RAAF, RAN
•  Belgium
•  Brazil
•  Brunei Darussalam
•  Colombia
•  Ecuador
•  India
•  Nepal
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka: Replaced with Antonov An-32.
•  Tanzania
•  Thailand: Royal Thai Air Force
•  United Kingdom: Royal Air Force
•  Venezuela
•  Zambia

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Specifications (Super 748)

Data from Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades, 1994-95^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: Three (two pilots + one passenger attendant)
• Capacity: 40-58 passengers
• Payload: 5,136 kg (11,323 lb)
• Length: 20.42 m (67 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 31.23 m (102 ft 5½ in)
• Height: 7.57 m (24 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 77 m² (829 m²)
• Empty weight: 12,327 kg (27,126 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 21,092 kg (46,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.7 Mk 536-2 turboprop, 1,700 kW (2,280 ehp) each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 452 km/h (244 knots, 281 mph)
• Range: 1,715 km (926 nm, 1,066 mi) (with max payload)
• Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
• Wing loading: 274 kg/m² (56.1 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.161 kW/kg (0.0981 hp/lb)

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See also

• List of civil aircraft
• Hawker Siddeley Andover

A non-comprehensive list of modern civilian aircraft with descriptions. ... The Hawker Siddeley Andover is a twin engined turboprop transport aircraft produced by Hawker-Siddeley and developed from the Avro 748 airliner. ...

References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
2. ^ Michell, Simon (editor) (1994). Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades, 1994-95. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0 7106 1208 7. 

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Related content

Related development

• Hawker Siddeley Andover
• BAe ATP

Comparable aircraft

• Handley Page Herald
• NAMC YS-11

Designation sequence

Avro 696 Shackleton - Avro 698 Vulcan - Avro 707 - Avro Ashton - Avro 748 The Hawker Siddeley Andover is a twin engined turboprop transport aircraft produced by Hawker-Siddeley and developed from the Avro 748 airliner. ... The BAe ATP was an airliner designed as anevolution of the Avro 748. ... The Handley Page Herald first flew on the 25th August 1955, from Radlett in Hertfordshire, UK. Designed to replace the Douglas DC-3, it was powered by 4 Alvis Leonides Major piston engines, driving 3-blade propellers. ... The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. ... The Shackleton was a Royal Air Force long-range patrol bomber developed from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage. ... The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. ... Avro 707 at Farnborourgh 1951 The Avro 707 was a British experimental aircraft built to test the delta wing design of the Avro 698 (later to become the Vulcan), and was a scaled-down version of that aircraft. ... The Avro Ashton was a prototype jet airliner made by Avro during the 1950s As the Avro Type 706, the Ashton was a four jet engined research aeroplane powered by Rolls-Royce Nene engines paired in wing nacelles. ...