The aircraft of Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Avro designed the 748
in a bid to re-enter the civil market in the 1950s in expectation of a decline
in its military aircraft business of Britain's famous 1957 Defense White paper.
Surfacing as the Avro 748 in 1958, the scheme became division of the Hawker Suddenly
group when it formed in 1959 with the combination of numerous British aviation
companies, including Armstrong Whitworth, Avro, Blackburn, De Havilland,
Folland, Gloster, and Hawker. From July 1 1963 the separate identities vanished.
The new aircraft made a successful maiden flight on June 24
1960, and four model aircraft (two for stationary testing) were built. The
first manufacture Series 1 flew on August 30 1961. Series one manufacture
aircraft were most powered by two 1400kW (1880ehp) Dart RDa.6 Mk 514
turboprops, and the first entered service in December 1961 with on SkywaysAirways. Only 20 (+4 in India) Series one were build however, as by that time
the better Series two was already flying.
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