Hawker Siddeley HS 748

what is it?

The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (formerly Avro HS 748) is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed and initially produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. It was the last aircraft to be developed by Avro prior to its absorption into Hawker Siddeley. The HS 748 was developed during the late 1950s as a move to re-orient the company towards the civil and export markets.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · retractable tricycle gear · 31.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 452 km/hcruise speed
• range 1,715 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 58passengers
• size 21.1 tmax take-off weight
• built 380made in total

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 66 years ago, in 1960.
• 🚗Wingspan of 31.2 m: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 1,715 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1960-06-24

status

still flying

number built

380

role

airliner

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Avro, Hawker Siddeley

engines

2× Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk 536-2 / RB.53 Dart

crew

2

passengers

58

length

20.4 m

wingspan

31.2 m

height

7.6 m

max take-off weight

21.1 t

top speed

—

cruise speed

452 km/h

range

1,715 km

ceiling

7,620 m

wings

monoplane

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

A748

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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