Hawker Siddeley HS 748
1960 airliner family
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Summary
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 5,233 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #374 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Benin[3], British Airways[4], Air Ceylon[5], DLT Deutsche Luftverkehrsgesellschaft[6], BKS Air Transport[7], Autair[8], West Atlantic Sweden[9], Quebecair[10], SATA Air Açores[11], 748 Air Services[12], Air Inuit[13], Eastern Provincial Airways[14], Channel Airways[15]
- Manufacturer: Hawker Siddeley[16], Avro[17]
- Subclass of: land-based aircraft[18], twin-turboprop airliner[19], narrow-body airliner[20]
- Has use: commercial aviation[21]
- Commons category: Hawker Siddeley HS 748[22]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[23]
- Powered by: RB.53 Dart[24]
- First flight: June 24, 1960[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hawker Siddeley HS 748[26]
- Maximum capacity: 58 passenger[27]
- Total produced: 380[28]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[29], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[30]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[31]
- Wing configuration: monoplane[32]
- Length: 20.42 m[33]
- Wingspan: 30.02 m[34]
- Derivative work: Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover[35]
Why It Matters
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]