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1962
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322 FLIGHT International, 30 August 1962 Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd, IS St James' Square. London SWi £95,140,000 132.000 I A. V. Roe & Co Ltd, Greengate. Middleton, Manchester. Foilsworth 2020 Chadderton. Lancashire (Green- gate, Middleton): production of Avro 748 and Vulcan; development and manufacture of Avro 748MF (780); development on Shackleton and Vulcan; contribution to Blue Steel programme; aircraft research and project design. Bracebndge Heath, Lincoln: repair and stores. Chertsey, Surrey : research and development group. Harrow, Middlesex: design group. Langar, Nottinghamshire: repair and stores. London, WCI : design office. Woodford, Cheshire: assembly and flight test of Avro 748 ood Vulcan 8.2; assembly and test of Blue Steel; Skybolt Vulcan engineer ing development and flight test, missile research and project design. The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, (HAS) 2345 Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Hatfield Hatfield: production of Comet ond Trident; manufacture of two D.H.I25 proto types; flight test and development of Comet, D.H.125. Sea Vixen and Trident; aircraft research and project design; manufacture of Blue Streak airframe sec tions. Hatfield (Manor Road): missile development, including electronics, computer flight-simulation and work-programming; automatic checkout equipment; air% conditioning system development; fuel controls and flowmeters; static inverters; •propeller design; contribution to NATO Bullpup missile programme. Chester, Cheshire: production of Comet, D.H.125, Dove, Heron and Sea Vixen; manufacture of Avro 748 fuselage; modification and refurbishing of Beverley and Shackleton. Farnworth, Lancashire: electronic assembly. Lakefield, Lancashire: propeller repair and overhaul. London EC I and WCI: design and development of space systems, launch vehicles and weapons. Lostock, Lancashire: production of Firestreak and Red Top missiles, propellers and air-conditioning systems; environmental testing. Stevenage, Hertfordshire: ossemWy of Blue Streak space booster, participation in Blue Steel programme; propeller design and derefopment. Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston upon Thames. Surrey. Kingston 7741 Kingston: development and manufacture of P. 1127; design and development of P.I 154; manufacture of Vulcan major fuselage units. Avro 748 ailerons and Hunter parts. Dunsfold, Surrey: as sembly and flight test of P. 1127 and Gnat T. I; conversion of Hunters to FGA.9 and GA.II standard. Avro 748 The first revenue flight of the 748 took place on April 2, when Aerolineas Argentinas, who have ordered nine, introduced the type on the route from Ruenos Aires to Bahia Blanca. The 748 entered service with Skyways on scheduled Coach Air services to points in France on April 17. Last November this company undertook the route-proving tests which led to ARB certification on Decem ber 9. All three of their Series Is have been in service since June. Another British independent, BKS, has five Series Is on order, although the delivery position is not clear owing to the airline's financial difficulties. The Brazil ian Air Force ordered six of the Series 2 version last March. The 748s will replace DC-3s in the special transport group of the Brazilian Air Force, although in military service the aircraft are basically identical to the standard civil airliner. The Series 2 version has the Rolls-Royce Dart 531 of 2,105 e.h.p., compared with the 1,740 e.h.p. of the Dan 514 of the Series I. The Series 2 is intended primarily for " hotter and higher " conditions; apart from the increased power—which raises take-off weight by 2,0001b to 38,8001b— the aircraft is similar to the Series 1. The 748 is being constructed under licence in India for the IAF. A substan tial number of series 2s are in production at IAF Kanpur, and flight tests of the Avro 748 Mk I
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