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Hawker-Siddeley HS.748 'The Budgie' (Dan-Air Skyways, Chieftain Airways, Aeropostal Venezuela)
The HS.748 was a British short/medium-range twin-engined airliner designed during the late 1950s. It was originally developed and initially produced by A.V. Roe & Co., then after its dissolution by Hawker Siddeley Aviation and later by its successor, British Aerospace.
The 748 was a remarkably successful aeroplaneé and an effective DC-3 replacement in many parts of the world. The first prototype (G-APZV) first flew in June 1960. Initially, the Srs.1 version for 44 passengers was built (24 a/c), then production was switched to the 52-seat Avro 748 Srs.2, followed by the Srs.2A and 2B with further increases in power and maximum weight. A total of 350 HS.748s were built which also includedé 89 aircraft manufactured by Indian Hindustan Aeronautics and this type continued in production until 1988.
The HS.748 was a low-wing monoplane of an all-metal construction, fitted with a nose-wheel type tricycle undercarriage. The flight crew consisted of two members, while the cabin accommodated passengers or could be adjusted to mixed passenger/freight layout.
Powered by two Dart turboprop engines, it possessed a high level of performance, including short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities and overall ruggedness. In freight configuration the aircraft was capable of hauling payloads in excess of 10,000 lb (4,540 kg).
The 748s were used by a number of British and overseas airline operators, e.g. Autair, Channel Airways, Dan-Air Skyways, Deutsche Lufttransport, Scottish European, Aeropostal Venezuela, Air Madagascar, Indian Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, VARIG, Phillipine Airlines, Thai Airways, LAN Chile and Bouraq Indonesia Airlines.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Avro 748 (Srs.1 Model 200) G-ARAY (c/n 1535), (Srs.1 Model 101) G-ARMW (c/n 1537), (Srs.1 Model 101) G-ARMX (c/n 1538), (Srs.1 Model 106) G-ARRW (c/n 1549) or Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (Srs.2 Model 108) G-ASPL (c/n 1560), (Srs.2 Model 232) G-AZSU (c/n 1612), Dan Air Services Ltd. (Dan-Air Skyways), flown between various regional and European airports, U.K., 1972-73
2) Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (Srs.2A Model 334), G-GLAS (c/n 1756) or G-EDIN (c/n 1757), Chieftain Airways PLC, flown between Scotland and European airports, Scotland, U.K., 1987
3) Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (Srs.2 Model 215), YV-05C (c/n 1578), Linea Aeropostal Venezolana S.A. (LAV), Caracas - Simon BoLivar International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetia "Simon BoLivar"), Venezuela, 1980-82
This injection-moulded kit contains 51 parts. For modeller's convenience a display base, made of pasteboard card, depicting tarmac section of the military airport is added. A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Hawker-Siddeley HS.748/HAL-748 'Andover Military', Pt.1 (Australia, South Korea, Nepal, India)
4x camouflage schemes for HS.748/HAL-748: Royal Australian AF, Republic of Korea AF, Royal Nepalese AF, Indian AF
1) HS.748 C Mk.2, No.32 Sq., RAAF, East Sale AB, Victoria, Australia, mid-1990s
2) HS.748, 257th SFS, 35th FG, ROKAF, Seoul AB, South Korea, 2017-19
3) HS.748, 11th Brigade, NAAW (Royal Nepalese AF), Tribhuvan Intl. Airport, Nepal, 1999-2009
4) HAL-748, FWTF, Indian AF, Yelahanka AFS, India, 2015
designed to be used with MARK I. kits
Hawker-Siddeley 748 & Andover in Military Service. Author Adrian Balch 56 pages
Making its first flight on 24 June 1960 the prototype AVRO 748, G-APZV, became a very successful rugged replacement for the many DC-3 Dakotas flying around the world. In production, it became the second most successful British turboprop transport aircraft and was only superseded in numbers produced by those of the Vickers Viscount.
A total of 381 Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft were built, including eighty-nine manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India, with production running from 1960 to 1988 for this successful turboprop airliner and its military variant, the Andover. The total included, thirty-seven Andovers for the RAF and RNZAF.
Over fifty military HS 748s were sold, seventy-two for the Indian Air Force, plus others for RAAF, Brazilian Air Force and others, making a substantial portion of the 381 total built, with many going to various air forces worldwide for roles like transport, navigation training and VIP transports. The HS748 was selected for the Royal Family as the Andover CC.2 and three of them served The Queen's Flight faithfully and reliably for over twenty years from 1964
There are other publications that focus on all the civil airlines that have operated the HS748, but as a Warpaint publication, this is the first time all those that saw military service with air forces around the world have been featured-and nearly all in over 160 top quality colour photographs with notes on colour schemes and markings. This is another quality Warpaint by author Adrian Balch, supported by accurate profile drawings by artist Sam Pearson and a must-have addition for aviation historians and modellers alike.
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