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Spanner748
15th May 2011, 17:11
Wondering who are still flying these solid-state work horses?
D'pirate
17th May 2011, 07:50
Taxied past a couple in NBO the other night, looked in service?
Zeflo27
17th May 2011, 08:58
748 Air Services (http://www.748airservices.com/)
JammedStab
18th May 2011, 01:37
Still some operators in northern Canada.
Thai Pom
18th May 2011, 01:46
Royal Thai Airforce still have a couple "up"
Flightwatch
18th May 2011, 05:54
To put it in perspective, Wasaya AW in N. Canada are still operating the aircraft I started my career on in 1966 at the age of 20. I have retired - the aircraft hasn't.
denys jones
19th May 2011, 06:03
Has there been any change of status for the ex-Janes/Emerald a/c at Southend?
thanks
skyshark
22nd May 2011, 15:24
Stars Away International Cape Town has got 2 in service. One parked at Nairobi but will be moved soon
Fingersmac
22nd May 2011, 16:28
To put it in perspective, Wasaya AW in N. Canada are still operating the aircraft I started my career on in 1966 at the age of 20. I have retired - the aircraft hasn't.
Indeed they are. I spent 2 years flying them in and out of 3500' gravel strips in Northern Ontario. It was great experience and a fun airplane to fly. Wasaya has four aircraft in operation and there are just over a dozen flying both freight and passengers all across Northern Canada.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-ash1/v353/90/11/575786124/n575786124_1865933_2399.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4215/90/11/575786124/n575786124_3006948_3553377.jpg
And they aren't the oldest large aircraft flying around the North!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v341/90/11/575786124/n575786124_1961394_1220.jpg
Phileas Fogg
24th May 2011, 21:08
British military still fly some HS780 in/out Boscombe Down:
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/1/2/5/1912521.jpg
Spanner748
26th May 2011, 09:26
So many remembrances. Nice to know about all those but the difficult part is finding Instructor pilots nowadays.
Nightrider
26th May 2011, 11:02
Spanner, like in your earlier attempt with Boeing 737, you need to contact the manufacturer. They have even a training department.....you may find friendly and professional help there. And they may also give you some details about the possible payload out of KTM...it will be close to 2.0 to....at the best.
N707ZS
26th May 2011, 14:59
Has anyone preserved one anywhere?
Spanner748
28th May 2011, 09:08
we operate one!!
flap15
28th May 2011, 09:49
My grandfarther was the senior Air Registration Board engineer and his signature released the aircraft to civil use. So knowing him I imagine it was engineered on the plus side of a slide rule and some. So I am not surprised it is still going strong, My only dealing with the HS748 was as a dispatcher for Gatwick Handling when Dan Air had a few. It was an intreresting site watching one start at night if you were behind the aircraft looking up the exhaust.
NG_Kaptain
28th May 2011, 21:37
Enjoyed the Avro very much, we had two with the large cargo door and quick change pax interior. Was a more relaxed ops compared to passenger operations.
After all these years am a Freight Dog again flying the A330F, more relaxing than the A340 and 330 passenger operations I also do here in the Sand Pit.
Viking101
28th May 2011, 21:40
West Air Sweden operates them still...
portsharbourflyer
28th May 2011, 23:59
Strictly speaking West Air operate the ATP, which although essentially the same airframe (ATP is lengthened) and is really a first generation EFIS version of the 748. The ATP has Pratt and Whitneys rather than Rolls Royce Dart. A far more recent development than the original 748.
cavortingcheetah
29th May 2011, 06:45
It's a bit of a British triumph really, especially when compared with the F27.
An aircraft constructed with a wry sense of humor as evidenced in the drill for radio crate failure. Used to have a lot of amusement with that when converting pilots onto the 748 down in Africa.
Vortex81
29th May 2011, 09:49
A real beautiful aircraft.
NG_Kaptain
29th May 2011, 18:22
Can't believe how much hearing loss I got. Those Darts are noisy. Was a good excuse to ignore the missus when i was home.
N707ZS
31st May 2011, 07:50
I found this by accident Gabon Express 748 at work. It also goes on to show their Caravelle.
AirlineTV.net - GABON EXPRESS Caravelle & HS748 (http://www.airlinetv.net/view_video.php?viewkey=5a0638073ef798e50b4e&page=1&viewtype=&category=ch)
Bengal Lancer
31st May 2011, 14:33
there are still a few 748s flying in Bangladesh....some still in Emerald livery
BL
zetec2
31st May 2011, 15:28
Indian Air Force has loads of them, license built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd at Kanpur, hence HS/HAL748. PH.
RampTramp
1st Jun 2011, 10:56
You're right BL, taken today at Dhaka looking a bit forelorn
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu315/nmillett/748.jpg
zetec2
2nd Jun 2011, 10:07
Further to my above post, PH.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/zetec2/HS748_H1516.jpg
STANDTO
3rd Jun 2011, 06:55
One does the freight run in and out of the Isle of Man. Atlantic IIRC
snooky
3rd Jun 2011, 14:45
It's a bit of a British triumph really, especially when compared with the F27.
An aircraft constructed with a wry sense of humor as evidenced in the drill for radio crate failure. Used to have a lot of amusement with that when converting pilots onto the 748 down in Africa.
29th May 2011 00:59
Does the drill mentioned involve the P1's sense of smell and a rubber bung perhaps?