#2221· ICAO B461, B462, B463, RJ1H, RJ70, RJ85
British Aerospace 146
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·first flew 1981· regional jet, airliner
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Swiss British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ100 HB-IXS MUC 2015 01 crop: Julian Herzog ( Website )· CC BY 4.0
- 2. EcoJet British Aerospace 146 CP-2814: AviSaster· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Production figures include the Avro RJ, an improved version from Avro International Aerospace, a subsidiary of BAE Systems.
How to recognise it: jet engines · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 26.3 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 45 years ago, in 1981.
- Wingspan of 26.3 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1981-09-03
- introduced
- 1983
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 394
- role
- regional jet, airliner
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- British Aerospace, Avro International Aerospace, BAE Systems
- engines
- jet
- length
- 26.2 m
- wingspan
- 26.3 m
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
- wings
- shoulder wing
- landing gear
- retractable tricycle gear
- ICAO code
- B461, B462, B463, RJ1H, RJ70, RJ85
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q589498, Wikipedia: British Aerospace 146 (CC BY-SA 4.0), ICAO code from list of aircraft type designators.Updated 2026-10-24.