Hawker Siddeley HS 748 - Specifications (Super 748)

Specifications (Super 748)

Data from Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades, 1994–95

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three (two pilots + one passenger attendant)
  • Capacity: 40–58 passengers
  • Payload: 11,323 lb (5,136 kg)
  • Length: 67 ft 0 in (20.42 m)
  • Wingspan: 102 ft 5½ in (31.23 m)
  • Height: 24 ft 10 in (7.57 m)
  • Wing area: 829 ft² (77 m²)
  • Empty weight: 27,126 lb (12,327 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 46,500 lb (21,092 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.7 Mk 536-2 turboprop, 2,280 ehp (1,700 kW) each

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 281 mph (244 kn, 452 km/h)
  • Range: 1,066 mi (926 nmi, 1,715 km) (with max payload)
  • Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
  • Wing loading: 56.1 lb/ft² (274 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.0981 hp/lb (0.161 kW/kg)

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