Withthis it performed similar to the F-27 and the HP Herald.In 1963 Avro was integrated in Hawker Siddeley Aviation and theAvro 748 became the Hawker Siddeley HS.748. The series 2 had two Rolls Royce Dart 532 RDa7engines and could transport between 40 and 58 passengers. In order to compete with these planes Avrodecided to give the 748 good rough field performance.Series 2 flew first in November 1961, and that is the versionmodelled here.
The 748had to compete with the Fokker F-27 which was already availableand the Handley Page Herald which would become available fordelivery in 1961. It was made available forFS9 in 2006.On thesite you can download a version that is ported to FSX, and thatis the version under review here.BackgroundThe Hawker Siddeley HS748 began life as the Avro 748 and theprototype flew for the first time on 24th of June 1960. IntroductionThe Hawker Siddeley HS748 Series 2 is one of the latest aircraftpublished by Rick Piper and his team.
