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- Code Number:
- MYFV13P04_13.0359
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Hawker Siddeley Andover (HS 780), HS 748, medium-sized turboprop, Transport aircraft
- The Hawker Siddeley Andover (HS 780) is a twin engined turboprop military transport aircraft produced by Hawker Siddeley for the Royal Air Force developed from the Avro-designed HS 748 airliner. The Andover was named after the Avro Andover, a Royal Air Force (RAF) biplane transport used for medical evacuation between the wars, and RAF Andover, where trials of the aircraft were partially carried out.
Crew: 3x (two pilots + one passenger attendant) Capacity: 40-58 passengers Payload: 5,136 kg (11,323 lb) Length: 20.42 meters (67 feet 0 in) Wingspan: 31.23 meters (102 feet 5 in) Height: 7.57 meters (24 feet 10 in) Wing area: 77 m (829 m ) Empty weight: 12,327 kg (27,126 lb) Max takeoff weight: 21,092 kg (46,500 lb) Powerplant: 2 Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.7 Mk 536-2 turboprop, 1,700 kW (2,280 ehp) each Cruise speed: 452 km/h (244 knots, 281 mph) Range: 1,715 km (926 nm, 1,066 mi) (with max payload) Service ceiling 7,620 meters (25,000 feet) Wing loading: 274 kg/m (56.1 lb/feet ) Power/mass: 0.161 kW/kg (0.0981 hp/lb)
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- Image by:
- Les Clark
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