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100/128-seat RJ100/RJ115. Principal changes from the 146 include the introduction of AlliedSignal LF507 engines and digital avion ics. The first production Avro, an RJ85, was delivered to Crossair in April 1993. The RJ70, first flown in July 1992, has derat ed LF507s and carries 70 passengers in a five- abreast layout, or 82 six-abreast. Series production of the RJ70 has now ceased, with aircraft being built to order only. The stretched RJ85 was flown inMarch 1992 and offers 85 seats (five-abreast) or 100 seats (six-abreast). A further stretched model, the RJ100, offers seating for 100 or 112, respective ly. A higher-capacity version of the RJ100, the RJ 115, features mid-cabin emergency exits, allowing 128 passengers to be accommodated in a six-abreast layout. This version, which has no customers to date, also features increased fuel capacity and higher operating weights. Production Assembly is performed at BAe's Woodford plant. Twenty RJs were delivered in 1998, and production continues at a rate of 20- 25 aircraft per year. Ordered Delivered RJX 154 131 IN FEBRUARY BAe Regional Aircraft gained authority to offer an upgraded, re-engined ver sion of the Avro RJ, with the project name RJX. The RJX would introduce the all-new AlliedSignal AS977 turbofan as a replacement for the RJ's LF507. BAe says the RJX offers 17 % extra range, 5 % more climb thrust, a 15 % less fuel consumption and 20% lower overall direct engine maintenance costs. A preliminary design review of the integrated powerplant sys tem was completed in July by BAe, AlliedSignal and nacelle supplier GKN Westland. The RJX will also feature an upgraded cock pit, though a common type rating will be main tained with the existing Avro RJ family. A launch decision is expected by the end of this year, to be followed by certification of the AS977 in December 2000 and entry into service oftheRJXinMay2001. BAe 146 THEFOUR-ENGINEDBAe 146-100 hadits first flight in September 1981 and entered ser vice in May 1983 with now defunct Dan-Air of the UK. Production ceased in 1993 after 219 of the AlliedSignal (formerly Textron Lycoming) ALF502-powered aircraft had been delivered. The 146 was produced in three fuselage lengths (-100, -200 and -300) and BAe also developed a freighter version, the "QT". British Aerospace Asset Management Jets, which leases out many of the in-service 146s, developed a cockpit upgrade for early-build models based around an AlliedSignal GNS- XLS satellite-based navigation system. JETSTREAM 31 (J31/32) Developed from the Turbomeca Astazou-pow- ered Handley-Page Jetstream of the 1960s, the AlliedSignal TPE3 31-powered, 19-seat Jetstream 31 was first flown in March 1980 and entered service in 1982. An increased-power version, the Super 31 (orJ3 2), entered service in 1988.J31 production ceased in 1993. The J3 2 EP, for Enhanced Performance (EP), is a BAe Asset Management Turboprops upgrade programme to improve hot-and-high and short-field performance. The modifica tions were certificated by in July 1997. The package enables the J32EP to carry an extra 3 60kg, or four more passengers, from "extreme hot-and-high" airfields. Delivered In service 383 (plus 64 HP Jetstreams) 355 (plus 42 HP Jetstreams) JETSTREAM 41 A 30-SEAT STRETCHED development of the Jetstream 31, the AlliedSignal TPE3 31-14- powered Jetstream 41 was first flown in September 1991 and entered service in November 1992. After initial sales success, orders tailed off and in May 1997 BAe announced that it was closing the J41 assembly line in Prestwick, Scotland. Production of remaining aircraft was com pleted at the end of 1997, with final deliveries during 1998. Delivered In service 100 99 ATP/JETSTREAM 61 ASTRETCHED,RE-ENGENEDandupdat- ed development of the BAe 748, the twin-tur boprop P&WC PW126-powered ATP ("Advanced Turboprop") had its first flight in August 1986, and deliveries began inMay 1988. The aircraft, which typically seats 64-68 pas sengers, was originally produced at Woodford - but in 1992 production was moved to Prestwick, and the aircraft updated under the new name Jetstream 61. Production ceased before anyJ61 s were sold, when BAe linked with ATR to form AI(R). British World Airlines, which took four of the last five ATPs off the line, has configured its aircraft so that they can be converted for cargo operations. Delivered 62 In service 62 BAe(HS)748 THE TWIN-ENGINED BAe 748 turboprop was first produced by Hawker Siddeley under the "Avro 748" name, and the first example was flown in June 1960. The aircraft was later des ignated the "HS748" and eventually the BAe 748. The initial production version of the 50-seat Rolls-Royce Dart-powered aircraft, the Srs 1/1 A, was superseded by the improved Srs 2/2 A and 2B. The final production version was the Super 2B , with improved flightdeck and inte rior. A military version, the Andover, had a rear loading ramp and kneeling undercarriage. Some 90 748s were produced under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics in India. Production Ceased in 1988, when the aircraft was replaced by the ATP. Delivered 380 (including Andovers and HAL-built aircraft) In service 251 ONE-ELEVEN THE ONE-ELEVEN twinjet was flown for the first time in August 1963, and entered ser vice in April 1965. More than 120 of the 241 One-Elevens delivered remain in service, more than half in operation in Europe, although under threat from Chapter III noise rules. European Aviation of Bournemouth in the UK, which owns the largest single fleet of the type, has developed a Stage 3 hushkit for the aircraft in conjunction with Quiet Technologies of Florida. The kit is similar in configuration to the Delivered In service 219 216 Production of the Trislander is being relaunched following an order from China for three aircraft FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 25 - 31 August 1999 49
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