| Manufacturer |
Airspeed Ltd |
Hawker Siddeley |
| Description |
The Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador is a British twin piston-engined airliner that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Airspeed Ltd. |
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. |
| ICAO Code |
|
A748 |
| First Flight |
1947-07-10 |
1963-12-21 |
| Entry Into service |
1951-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1953-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1998-01-01 |
| Designer |
Airspeed Ltd |
Hawker Siddeley |
| Type |
Airliner |
Transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
24.6888 |
23.7744 |
| Height (m) |
5.4864 |
9.144 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
60 |
52 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
502.1153 |
514.8556 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
482.8032 |
435.2196 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
144.4559 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
7315.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
7.7216 |
6.096 |
| Capacity Description |
Up to 60 passengers |
52 troops, 40 paratroops or 24 stretcher cases / 14365 lb payload |
| Number Built |
23 |
37 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Bristol Centaurus 661 18-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve piston engines, 1957 kW (2625 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.12 Dart Mk 201 turboprop engines, 2420 kW (3245 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
British European Airways |
Royal Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, 748 Air Services |
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Ambassador |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Andover |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
35.052 |
29.8704 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
111.4836 |
77.2396 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
11 |
|
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |