Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover. Specifications. A photo.

Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover - British multi-purpose turboprop aircraft, designed in 1965, the aircraft manufacturer «Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd.».

Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover photos

The multipurpose aircraft of the Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover model was developed by the British aircraft manufacturers at the beginning of the 60-ies of the last century, and initially the aircraft is exclusively military-the main purpose of its use was the carriage of goods, however, the aircraft was also used to transport military contingents , For performing observational flights and for conducting search operations. Subsequently, after the official launch of the aircraft of this model, the Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover aircraft also began to be operated by civil air carriers for regional passenger transportation, and very efficiently.

Aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover has a high loading capacity, which ensures a high efficiency in the transport of cargo, including oversized. It mainly promotes powerful turboprop powerplant, however, due to the relatively compact size of the aircraft, the number of aircraft transported on board the people is very limited.

Photo Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover

Its first flight was a multipurpose turboprop aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover produced in 1965 year, and in view of the fact that all the required tests were successfully completed, the project was sent to mass production. However, due to the fact that the powerful powerplant of the aircraft required a lot of fuel, the aircraft model was not very popular, so for a very short period of production, the aircraft builders from the company "Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd." built only 38 air Ships, most of which were used for military purposes, and only a few were used in the civil aviation sphere.

Depending on the layout of the cabin, on board his plane Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover can carry up to 44 passengers, while the total capacity of the aircraft taking into account the crew was 47 people. Maximum payload, the received aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover on board is 9,5 tonnes, which is very effective, and, for the needs of the military, as well as for the needs of civil aviation.

Aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover

Aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover equipped with turboprop power plant consists of two engines of the brand Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.12 Mk.201, each of which has its own power in 3245 hp, which allows the aircraft to accelerate to a maximum speed of flight in 520 km \ h., and perform flights on distances of up to 2610 kilometers.

Specifications Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover.

• Crew: 2-3 person;
• Passenger: 44 person (depending on the layout of the cabin);
• aircraft Length: 23,78 m .;
• Wingspan: 30,02 m .;
• Plane Height: 9,15 m .;
• Weight of empty aircraft: 11580 kg. (Depending on version);
• Payload: 9500 kg .;
• Maximum takeoff weight: 23130 kg .;
• Cruising speed: 490 km \ h .;
• Maximum flight speed: 520 km \ h .;
• Maximum flight distance: 920 km .;
• Maximum flight height: 7620 m .;
• aircraft engine Type: Turboprop;
• Powerplant: 2 x Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.12 Mk.201;
• Power: 2 x 3245 hp

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