Variants
- 748 Series 1 – Twin-engined short / medium-range airliner, powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart 514 turboprop engines.
- 748 Series 2 – The Series 2 entered production in 1961 with a higher take-off weight, and 198 were built, making it one of the most popular post-war British designs.
- 748 Series 2a – The more powerful Series 2A followed with another 71 built.
- 748 Series 2b – The main production model after Hawker-Siddeley was absorbed by British Aerospace, 25 built.
- Super 748 – Fitted with hush kits on the Rolls-Royce Dart engines
- Hawker Siddeley HS780 Andover – Fitted with kneeling undercarriage, raised tail unit and rear loading ramp
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- Coastguarder – A maritime patrol version.
- 748 Andover – Military passenger transport versions of the 748.
- HAL 748 – Licence production by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at Bangalore India. Indian aircraft were later modified for a variety of roles including a trials aircraft for an Airborne Early Warning version fitted with a large radome, known as the Airborne Surveillance Platform (ASP). A total of 89 HAL 748's were built.
- HAL 748 Series 2M – Production for the Indian Air Force (the last 20 built) were Series 2M aircraft with a Large Freight Door.
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