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Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a airliner originating in United Kingdom. It was built by Avro Hawker Siddeley Hindustan Aeronautics. Reported operators include British Airways Air Creebec Dan-Air Air North Varig.
United KingdomAirliner
United Kingdom
Avro Hawker Siddeley Hindustan Aeronautics
In limited service with the Indian Air Force
British Airways Air Creebec Dan-Air Air North Varig
380
1961–1988
24 June 1960
Hawker Siddeley Andover BAe ATP
2 plus 1 passenger attendant (if required)
40–58 passengers / 11,323 lb (5,136 kg) payload
67 ft 0 in (20.42 m)
102 ft 5.5 in (31.229 m)
24 ft 10 in (7.57 m)
829 sq ft (77.0 m 2 )
27,126 lb (12,304 kg)
46,500 lb (21,092 kg)
1,440 imp gal (1,730 US gal; 6,500 L) in two wing integral tanks
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk 536-2 turboprop engines, 2,280 shp (1,700 kW) each equivalent
244 kn (281 mph, 452 km/h)
926 nmi (1,066 mi, 1,715 km) (with max payload)
25,000 ft (7,600 m)
11.967
root: NACA 23018 ; tip: NACA 4412
4-bladed Dowty Rotol constant-speed fully-feathering propellers, 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) diameter
56.1 lb/sq ft (274 kg/m 2 )
0.0981 hp/lb (0.1613 kW/kg)
3,800 ft (1,200 m)
2,034 ft (620 m)
2,624 ft (800 m)
1,968 ft (600 m)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.42 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.42 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
IndiaReported count for Hawker Siddeley HS 748 · HS 748 Series 2A. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 54. Origin: UK / India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
ZambiaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: HS-748. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / PAX. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
British Airways Air Creebec Dan-Air Air North Varig
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