Hawker Siddeley Andover
Military transport aircraft series by Hawker Siddeley, later British Aerospace / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft produced by Hawker Siddeley for the Royal Air Force (RAF), developed from the Avro-designed HS 748 airliner. The Andover was named after the Avro Andover, a biplane transport used by the RAF for medical evacuation between the first and second world wars; and RAF Andover, where some of its trials were carried out. The Andover had a kneeling landing gear to make ramp loading easier.
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HS 780 Andover | |
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Andover C.1 operated by Empire Test Pilots' School, this example being seen in 1995. | |
Role | Transport aircraft |
Manufacturer | Hawker Siddeley |
First flight | 21 December 1963 |
Retired | 1998 (RNZAF) early 2000s (RAF) 2015 (Commercial) |
Status | Retired |
Primary users | Royal Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force 748 Air Services |
Number built | 37 |
Developed from | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
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