British built Airliners. How many still flying?

[Jhieminga]

I doubt if that Sunderland could fly anytime soon, it has been a long time (mid-90s?) since it last flew.

[Phileas Fogg]

Well here's one British built 4 engined airliner that, by all accounts, is still flying:

[DaveReidUK]

Well here's one British built 4 engined airliner that, by all accounts, is still flying

Yes, it's based in Sweden.

Just doesn't look right with those flat-sixes, though.

[Shaggy Sheep Driver]

Isn't there a Gipsy engined one still flying? I remember flying the Chippy into PFA Wroughton rally some years ago and there was one that flew in. Can't remember if it was a Heron or a Dove?

[VictorGolf]

SSD, I think it could have been the Heron G-AORG. It was (is?) operated by a group in Jersey and was under overhaul at Coventry with Air Atlantique. Is it still there? It's certainly out of C of A at the moment according to G-INFO.

[Planemike]

I attended every PFA Rally from 1976 on, usually for virtually the whole w/e and never recall ORG as a visitor. Guess I could be proved wrong!! As far as I know she is still at Baginton.

Another possible airworthy candidate is N82D. Is is currently registered and lives in Oregon. Just had another look, registered but not airworthy, methinks. De Havilland DH.114 Heron 2, N82D, Private

Planemike

[Phileas Fogg]

And as the OP didn't specify if the airliner should be passenger or cargo here's another, still flying, great Irish invention, the Belslow:

[Phileas Fogg]

Only 2 engines this time:

[flarepilot]

one small airline I worked for , many years ago, was interested in buying the BAE ATP.

A representative came out to answer pilot questions. I asked about the performance out of a mountain aiport (about six thousand feet plus).

He said it could carry two passengers and no luggage out of the airport (lake tahoe).

We were shocked. He said: don't worry, you just won't fly it there.

We didn't fly it at all.


I flew the original handley page jetstream with turbomecca astazou engines( one can be seen in the film, "Moonraker" and while I didn't fly it for the movie, I flew it in line service thereafter).

I flew some of the earliest BAE 146.


I guess all of them were the wrong plane at the wrong time. Though the jetstream was nice in that you could stand up in it.

The 146 did well on short airfields, but never made money with them.


I guess the last plane england built that was the wright plane (freudiean)sorry, right plane at the right time was the spitfire.

[Phileas Fogg]

I guess the last plane england built that was the right plane at the right time was the spitfire.

How dare you

[DaveReidUK]

here's another, still flying, great Irish invention, the Belslow

I think "still flying" might be a tad optimistic. By all accounts, it's been stuck at Cairns for more than a year now.

[Jhieminga]

I just recalled something a friend told me about the ATP, apparently it had a water drain hole somewhere in the inlet which went straight through the electrically heated anti-ice mats. Great combination!

[VictorGolf]

SSD and Planemike. On mature reflection (that's all I can do these days) I think the Heron G-AORG sighting was at a Moth Rally at Woburn where it put in a very elegant whiz past.

[Shaggy Sheep Driver]

I definitely saw the Heron in Jersey colours at PFA Wroughton rally early 90s or late 80s. It was parked at the NW end of the field.

[WHBM]

Heron seen by thousands every day

https://maps.google.com/?ll=51.35644...15.68,,1,-3.79

[WHBM]

I think this is the last airliner built in Britain. BAe RJ85 No. 2394, first flight at Manchester Woodford April 2002, now in service in South Africa.

Photos: British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ85 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

[DaveReidUK]

Heron seen by thousands every day

Yes, and nobody can deny that it's still "flying", albeit with a little help.

[joy ride]

Does anyone have any photos of the AIRLINER version of the Spitfire?!

Some other good British airliners might include the Hornet, Hunter, Lightning, Vulcan and Victor, not to mention the VC10!

[Shaggy Sheep Driver]

I think this is the last airliner built in Britain. BAe RJ85 No. 2394, first flight at Manchester Woodford April 2002, now in service in South Africa.

Photos: British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ85 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

The very last airliner built in UK was the second RJX airframe, which never went into pax service after the RJX project was cancelled. That aeroplane is now at Manchester Airport viewing park.

[Groundloop]

The very last airliner built in UK was the second RJX airframe, which never went into pax service after the RJX project was cancelled. That aeroplane is now at Manchester Airport viewing park.

That was not the last RJ/RJX to be built. The RJ was still in production while the RJX was in development. The last RJX's first flight was on 09-01-2002 but the last RJ85's first flight (the one referred to above) was on 26-04-2002.