BAe 146/Avro RJ

The BAe 146 was the last aircraft designed and built in the famous Hatfield works of the old de Havilland aircraft company. Design began in 1973 by what was then Hawker Siddeley Aviation. It was suspended in a worsening economic climate, to be taken up in 1978, by which time Hawker Siddeley were part of British Aerospace. Designed as a quiet, short-range airliner with undemanding airfield requirements, a total of 221 BAe 146s were built.

Three different length versions of the BAe 146 were built - the Series 100 with 70-84 seats, the 200 Series with 85-100 seats and the 300 Series with 100-112 seats. The aircraft was also manufactured as a pure freighter (QT- Quiet Trader), a QC- Quick Change variant and as a VIP transport aircraft (the Statesman).

SPECIFICATION

First flight: 3 September 1981
Wingspan: 86 ft. 0 in. / 26.21 m
Length: 85 ft. 10 in. / 26.16 m
Height: 28 ft. 2 in. / 8.59 m
Ceiling: 31,000 ft.
Range: 1,120 nm / 2,075 km
MTOW: 51,342 lbs / 23,290 kg
Power plant: Four Textron Lycoming ALF 502R-5
Speed: 483 knots / 894 km/h / 0.73 mach
Crew: 2
Accommodation: 70-82 in 5 or 6 abreast configuration