Avro Avro 748 Aircraft

Andover E.3A, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

A.V. Roe and Co Ltd, Greengate, Middleton, Manchester and Woodford Aerodrome, Cheshire

First Flight:

24 June 1960

Prototype:

2 - Avro, Woodford

748 Series 1:

18 - Avro, Woodford

748 Series 2:

167 - Hawker Siddeley 160 - Hindustan Aeronautics

Andover C.1:

31 - Hawker Siddeley, Woodford

Andover CC.2:

6 - Hawker Siddeley, Woodford

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Siddeley 748 Series 2

Type:

Short / medium-range feederliner

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. All metal structure. Wing has dihedral and tapers from root to tip, unswept

Fuselage:

All metal, pressurized circular fuselage

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with tailplane mounted on fuselage

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Nose gear retracts forwards into fuselage with main gear retracting forward into engine nacelles

Power Plant:

Two 2,105 eshp Rolls-Royce R.Da 7 Dart 531 turboprop engines mounted in nacelles on wing leading edge

Accommodation:

Flightdeck for crew in nose of fuselage with cabin behind for up to 60 passengers

Span:

98 ft 6 in

Length:

67 ft

Height:

24 ft 10 in

Wing Area:

811 sq ft

Tare:

25,600 lb

All-up:

44,495 lb

Max Cruise:

284 knots

Max Range:

1,695 nm

Preserved in British Museums

Andover E.3:

XS639 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display

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