BAe 146
Description
Role	Regional airliner
First flight	September 3, 1981
Entered Service	1983
Manufacturer	BAE Systems
Dimensions
Wing area	832 ft²	77.3 m²
Performance
Maximum speed	345 mph	555 km/h

The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE Systems. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing which is above the fuselage (not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft). The aircraft has STOL capabilities and very quiet operation; it has been marketed under the name Whisperjet., It sees wide usage at small city-based airports. In its primary role it serves as a regional jet, short-haul airliner or feederliner. The freight-carrying version has the designation 'QT' ("quiet trader"). Download high resolution version (1500x993, 57 KB) British Aerospace Avro RJ85 of the German airline Lufthansa (D-AVRE) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BAE Systems, plc is the worlds fourth largest defense contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... BAE Systems, plc is the worlds fourth largest defense contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... STOL is an acronym for Short Take-Off and Landing, used in the aircraft industry to describe airplanes with very short runway requirements. ... An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft (an aeroplane/airplane) initially designed for the transport of paying passengers, and usually operated by an airline company (which owns or leases the aircraft). ... 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. ... Qt or QT may stand for: QuickTime a multimedia technology from Apple Computer A quart, a measure of volume within traditional systems of units, equal to 2 pints A quarter, a unit of mass in Imperial units, equal to 2 stones or a quarter of a long hundredweight; one quarter...

The BAe 146 comes in -100, -200 and -300 models. The -300 model includes a glass cockpit and sees wide use among European airlines, such as Lufthansa and Aegean Airlines. A Glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features electronic instrument displays. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) is the largest German airline company, and one of the biggest in the world. ... Aegean Airlines is an airline based in Athens, Greece. ...

The only commercial jet with 4 turbofan jet engines on a wing that is mounted on top of the fuselage, the BAe 146 also has a T-tail. Having extremely large flaps and spoilers, and a large split air brake mounted in the tail, the plane does not need reverse thrust at landing. Consequently, the four engines (supplied by the U.S. manufacturer Lycoming) do not have this facility. The plane can take off and land on extremely short runways, such as those at Mönchengladbach, Aspen, and at London City Airport, a converted dock. CFM56-3 turbofan, lower half, side view. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... A Laughing Gull on the beach in Atlantic City. ... In an aircraft, the fuselage is the main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. ... In aircraft a T-tail is an arrangement of the tail control surfaces with the horizontal surfaces (tailplane and elevators) mounted to the top of the fin, rather than the more common location on the fuselage at the base of the fin. ... The word Flap can refer to several things. ... Airbus A319 with fully deployed combined airbrakes and spoilers In aeronautics a spoiler (sometimes called a lift dumper) is a device intended to reduce lift in an aircraft. ... In aeronautics air brakes are a type of flight control used on aircraft to reduce speed during landing. ... KLM Fokker 70 with reverse thrust applied. ... Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal or aircraft returns to the ground. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... For other meanings of Lycoming, please see Lycoming (disambiguation). ... Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... Mönchengladbach is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus Populus sect. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...

History

Hawker Siddeley Aviation carried out the original design in 1973 using the designation HS146, but soon abandoned the project as a result of the world economic downturn resulting from the oil crisis. Low-key development proceeded, however, and in 1978 British Aerospace, Hawker Siddeley's corporate successor, re-launched the project. Hawker-Siddeley was a British aircraft manufacturing company. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... (Redirected from 1973 energy crisis) United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ...

Production began in 1983 with the series 100, carrying 70 - 84 passengers, and ended during the 2001 world slump in the aviation market. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

The type name "Avro RJ" superseded "BAe 146" in 1993 in a new joint venture. The Avro RJ comes in three sizes: for 70, 85 and 100 passengers. All three sizes have the same cockpit, engines and operations. Turbofan engines from Honeywell Inc., housed in newly designed nacelles, replaced the original Lycoming engines. Production of this aircraft has ended with the final four aircraft being delivered in October/November 2003. Many airlines will replace the Avro/BAe with the Boeing 717, Airbus A318, Bombardier CRJ 700, or EMBRAER models such as the EMBRAER 170 and EMBRAER 190. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... CFM56-3 turbofan, lower half, side view. ... Honeywell NYSE: HON is a major American multinational corporation that produces electronic control systems and automation equipment. ... 717 in new Boeing Colors AirTran Airways 717 at BWI The twinjet Boeing 717 is Boeing Commercial Airplanes smallest commercial airliner intended for the 100-seat market. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group. ... The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a small Canadian airliner based originally on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ... Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. is a Brazilian leading aircraft manufacturer. ... The EMBRAER 190 initial flight The EMBRAER E-Jets are a series of twin-engine jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... The EMBRAER 190 initial flight The EMBRAER E-Jets are a series of twin-engine jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ...

The Avro RJ family of aircraft was built at the BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Centre at the historic Avro Airfield at Woodford in England. 166 Avro RJ aircraft were delivered between 1993 and 2002. BAE Systems Regional Aircraft produced the last fully UK-built airliner in November 2001, the Avro RJX (formerly the BAE 146). ... Woodford is situated in northern Cheshire close to the British city of Manchester. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1993: Events The 1,000th Boeing 747 comes off the production line 26 years after the first 747 was built. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 2002: Events American Airlines and British Airways drop plans to introduce codesharing on transatlantic flights after U.S. regulators demand that other American carriers be given access to London Heathrow Airport. ...

Models

• BAe 146-100 and Avro RJ70
  First flight of the -100 occurred in September 1981, with deliveries commencing in 1983. Early customers included Dan-Air and the RAF's Royal Flight. The -100 migrated last to the Avro RJ standard development,
  

  

  BAe 146 of The Royal Squadron
  with first deliveries of the RJ70 beginning in late 1993. The RJ70 differed from the 146-100 in having FADEC LF 507 engines and digital avionics. The RJ70 seats 70 passengers, 82 six abreast or 94 in high-density configuration.
• BAe 146-200 and Avro RJ85
  The 146-200 features a 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) fuselage extension and reduced seat-distance costs. The -200 first flew in August 1982 and entered service six months later. The RJ85, the first RJ development of the BAe 146 family, features an improved cabin and the more efficient LF 507 s. Deliveries of the RJ85 began in April 1993. The RJ85 seats up to 112 passengers.
• BAe 146-300 and Avro RJ100
  Designers' initial proposals for the -300, the final development of the 146 product line, included a 3.2 m extension to the fuselage of the -200, more powerful engines and winglets. However due to the requirements of airlines for higher efficiency rather than capacity the production 146-300 emerged as a 2.44 m stretch of the -200, without winglets or the proposed ALF 502R-7. Deliveries began in December 1988. The Avro version of the 146-300, the second such development of the 146 product line, became the RJ100. It shared the fuselage of the 146 version, but with interior, engine and avionics improvements. The most common configuration in the RJ100 seats 100 passengers. The RJ115 seats 116 as standard or up to a maximum of 128 in a high-density layout.
• Specific variants
  • Statesman
    VIP or corporate transport version.
  • 146-QT (Quiet Trader)
    Freighter version.
  • 146-QC
    Convertible passenger/freight version.
  • 146-STA
    Military transport version.
• Avro RJX Series
  The RJX-70, RJX-85 and RJX-100 aircraft represented advanced variants of the Avro RJ Series. The RJX used Honeywell AS977 turbofans for greater efficiency (15% less fuel-burn, 17% increased range), quieter performance and 20% less maintenance costs. Druk Air of Bhutan placed orders for two RJX-85s, while British European placed orders for 12 RJX-100s. However, BAE Systems terminated the project in December 2001, having completed and flown only three aircraft - a prototype each of the RJX-85 and RJX-100, and a production RJX-100 for British European. The termination of the RJX project marked the end of commercial airliner-production in the United Kingdom.

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General characteristics

• Cruise speed: 750 km/h; RJX: Mach 0.73 / 300 knots
• Propulsion
  • 146 models: four Textron Lycoming (now Honeywell) ALF 502R-5 turbofan engines, rated at 6,970 lbf (31 kN) thrust each
  • Avro RJ models: Four AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) LF 507 turbofan engines, rated at 7,000 lbf (31.1 kN)
  • Avro RJX models: Four Honeywell AS977-1A FADEC-equipped turbofan engines, rated at 7,000 lbf (31.1 kN)
• Wing span: 26.34 m
• Length: 26.16 m (100), 28.55 m (200), 30.1 m (300)
• Height: 8.61 m
• Passengers: 70-82 (100), 85-100 (200), 100-112 (300)
• Crew: 2
• Empty weight: 31,100 kg (100), 33,300 kg (200), 35,600 kg (300)
• Maximum weight: 38,100 kg (100), 42,200 kg (200), 43,100 kg (300)
• Range: 1,500 km (100); 2,075 km with 11.3 tonnes payload (200); 3,296 km (RJX)
• Ceiling: 9,500 m

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External links

• Smiliner 146 family information page
• Aerospace Technology RJX Project Page

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