Gallery No 1 - Hawker Siddeley - Andover
Aircraft - 2 Images
My thanks to Roger Dunn and the MOD for supplying these images.Wikipedia for text.
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The Andover was developed from the Avro 748 airliner
to meet the requirement for Short Take-off & Landing (STOL) transport
aircraft to operate in the trooping, paratrooping, airdropping, freighting
and casevac roles. The modified aircraft incorporates a hydraulic kneeling
arrangement in the nose undercarriage to allow the rear loading door
to adjust to any truckbed height.
The aircraft is powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart engines. It has an operational range of 602km (374miles) with a maximum payload of 6691kg (14750lbs) of freight. It has a maximum speed of 512kph (320mph) at 4572m (15000ft). The aircraft displayed was one of seven modified from the basic CMkI aircraft for use in navaid calibration. The first Andover flew in July 1965 and a total of 31 were built. |
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