I wonder if the RAF will buy more Bae 146's ?
TNT did indeed mainly have QT's ("Quiet Traders", pure freighters) but also these 2 QC's (Quick Change), which were I believe previously on the Belgian register.
Only the QT's and QC's have the large side cargo door at the port rear. Only a handful of QC's were built, IIRC.
Only the QT's and QC's have the large side cargo door at the port rear. Only a handful of QC's were built, IIRC.
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SFAIK a problem with 146s is the poisonous fumes in the engine bleed air which are odourless (I think) and are an identified but unrectified major health hazard to crew and passengers alike.
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Fumes? The A330 suffered from the smell of sewage in the cockpit, surprised the RAF never went down this route with the 146..
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Anyone spot the flaw in the Bae cunning plan? There is not a lot of wildlife or scenery to see sitting on the ramp at 99% of airports. And I can't see many letting you go camping airside either.
Creature comfort: the British 'safari jet' that transforms into a plush viewing platform | Mail Online
Anyone spot the flaw in the Bae cunning plan? There is not a lot of wildlife or scenery to see sitting on the ramp at 99% of airports. And I can't see many letting you go camping airside either.
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Oh I don't know Nutty, wasn't the 146 once touted as having a semi-rough field capability? Plenty if small strips in Africa where you have to check there is no wildlife on the runway before landing 
RP - the aforementioned Prince Charles tried to test that, didn't he.....
I wonder if they got any interest in that? 'Great views of the back end of hordes of animals as they disappear across the horizon, frightened by the noisy white thing that has just landed.'
I wonder if they got any interest in that? 'Great views of the back end of hordes of animals as they disappear across the horizon, frightened by the noisy white thing that has just landed.'
We'll probably do what we did with the VC10. Leave the Kemble lot to rot, realise they're what we need, then give them to BAe to rip us off...then fly them 'til they're over 50 yrs old!