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1953
1953 - 0339.PDF
13 March 1953 BRITAIN'S CIVIL-AIRCRAFT ORDERS IN DETAIL Aircraft Type Bristol:— Britannia Series 100 Britannia Freighter Series 200 Type 170 Mk21 Mk 31 Mk32 Type 171 Mk3A de Havilland:— (Airspeed) Ambassador Comet Serie's 1 and 1A Comet Series 2 Comet Series 3 Doves Series 5 and 6 Heron Handley Page (Reading):— Marathon Mk1A Percival:— Prince III and IV Short Bros, and Harland:— Sealand Amphibian Mk 1 Vickers- Armstrongs:— Viking Viscount 700 Series Viscount 800 Series V.C.7 Power Units and Output of Each 4 Proteus 3 turboprop; 3.320 b.h.p., 1,200 1b thrust As above 2 Hercules 672 1,690 b.h.p. 2 Hercules 734 1,980 b.h.p. As above 1 Leonides 525-545 b.h.p. 2 Centaurus 661 2,625 b.h.p. 4 Ghost 50 5,000 lb thrust 4 Avon 6,500 lb thrust 4 Avon 9,000 lb thrust 2 Gipsy Queen 70Mk2 380 b.h.p. 4 Gipsy Queen 30Mk2 250 b.h.p. 4 Gipsy Queen 70-4 340 b.h.p. 2 Leonides 540/560 b.h.p. 2 Gipsy Queen 70 340 b.h.p. 2 Hercules 634 or 635 1,690 b.h.p. 4 Dart RDa 3 1,400 b.h.p., 365 lb thrust 4 Dart RDa 5 1,540 b.h.p., 400 lb thrust 4 Conway by pass turbojets A.u.w. and Basic Empty Weight (lb) 140,000 and 72.000 155,000 and 72,700 40,000 and 25,845 44,000 and 26,910 44,000 (a.u.w.) 5,300 and 3,943 52,500 and 36,650 Series 1 105,000 (a.u.w.) Series 1A 115,000 (a.u.w.) 120,000 (a.u.w.) 145,000 (a.u.w.) 8,800 and 5,760 12,500 and 7,985 18,250 and 12,356 • (W.A.A.) 12,586 (U.B.A.) 11,000 (or 11,500— A.R.B. approval awaited) and 7,590 9,100 and 7,065 34,000 and 23,000 58,500 and 33,075 65,000 and 39,112 " Total Orders B.O.A.C 25 B.O.A.C. 5 67 Mk 21 and Mk 31 delivered by 1.4.53 plus Iberia 3 T.C.A. Silver City 6 B.E.A. 12 B.E.A. 20 Series 1 ; M.o.S., 2; B.O.A.C., 9. Series 1A: C.P.A.,2;U.A.T. 3; R.C.A.F., 2; Air France, 3. Total, 21. B.C.P.A., 3; B.O.A.C., 12; J.A.L 2;L.A.V„ 2; M.o.S., 1; Panair do Brasil, 4. Total, 24. P.A.W.A., 3; M.o.S., 1. Total, 4.t Nearly 400. N.Z.N.A.C, 1; Braathens, 2; T.A.S., 2; But ler, 2; U.A.T., 9; Garuda, 14; Jersey, 1; P.L.U.N.A., 4; J.A.L., 3. Total, 38. W.A.A., 6; U.B.A., 3. Total, 9. Various o'sea orders, inc. 10 for Indian Navy. Total, 23. 163 B.E.A., 24; Air France, 12; Aer Lin jus, 4; T.A.A.,6;T.C.A. 15; B.W.I.A., 3. Total, 66. B.E.A. 12 Present Operators A.N.A., Avacion y Comercio, Silver City, Saudi Arabian Govt., Air Vietnam, S.C.A.L., W.A.A. Straits Air Freight Ser vice, Iberia, Associated Airways, T.C.A., Aer Lingus, Aviation Trad ers, Av. y Comercio. — B.E.A. B.E.A. B.O.A.C., U.A.T., C.P.A. Very numerous. N.Z.N.A.C., Braa thens. T.A.S.. U.A.T. W.A.A., U.B.A. Various companies in S. Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Brazil, Aus tralia and Great Britain. Various operators. Numerous, notably B.E.A. B.E.A. (April). Max. Stage- length (statute miles) with Given Payload or Fuel Load 3,700 (25.000 lb) 5,750 (9,125 lb) Max. payload 43,O00lb 300 (14,200 lb) or 1,600 (8,000 lb) — 265 1,220 1,510 (Series 1) 1,785 (Series 1 A) 2,200 2,600 (58-seater) 2,400 (76-seater) 1,000 1,000 710 (356 gal) 880 (416 gal) 965 695 1,700 (750 gal) 1,130 (500 gal) 1,550 (8,400 1b) 1,100 (10,300 lb) Seats 92 _ 32-48 32-48 — 5, inc. pilot 40-47 36-44 44 58-76 Series 5, 8-11 Series 6, 5 14-17 18 8,10,12 5-8 24-38 48-62 66-82 100-150 Total Deliv eries by 1.4.53 — \ V 67* j 1 20 16 (min) — Nearly 400 7 (plus 2 proto types) 9 25 — 163 — . Quoted Delivery Date as at 1.4.53 10-12 months 10-12 months — 6-9 months No further production 1955-56 1958 June, 1953 March, 1954 — 9 months — Air France, 1953; Aer Lingus, 1954; T.A.A., 1954; T.C.A., Sept.- April, 1955 Oct., 1955 Approx. Cost (£) 800,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 35,000 225,000 450 000 500.000 22,000 37,500 — 35,000 — 235,000 270,000 * The above figure refers to civil 170s; 109 military versions of the aircraft are additionally on order for, or in service with, a number of overseas governments. t B.O.A.C. have an undisclosed number of Comet 3s on order.
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