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Avro RJ

The Avro RJ aircraft is build by BAE Systems.

British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a regional airliner formerly manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems.

Avro RJ was introduced into active service in 1983. It was finally retired from active service in 2001. Avro RJ has a seating capacity of 114.

Avro RJ has an overall length of 28.6 meters (93.5_ft). It has a wing span of 26.21 meters (85.7_ft). The overall height of 8.59 meters (28.1_ft). The wing area of Avro RJ is of about 77.3 sq.meters (832.0_sq.ft.). The overall weight of an empty aircraft is about 23897 kilograms (52,573.4_lbs). And it has a maximum take-off weight of about 42184 kilograms (92,804.8_lbs). Avro RJ can reach a maximum speed of about 498 km/hr (268.9_knots, 309.5_mph). And the Avro RJ has a maximum crusing range of about 2909 kilometers (1,807.6_miles, 1,570.7_nautical miles). Aircraft can reach a service height of about 12000 meters (39,240.0_ft).

The turbofan engine powered Avro RJ uses 4, Textron Lycoming ALF 502R-5 turbofans. It can deliver a total thrust of approximately 124 kilo newtons (27,661.5_lbf).

The Avro RJ is operated by the following airlines:

  • bmi british midland [BD].
  • Finnair [AY].
  • Flybe [BE].
  • KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines [KL].

The Avro RJ can be seen landing at the these airports:

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Netherlands.
  • Birmingham International Airport in United Kingdom.
  • Brussels Airport in Belgium.
  • Charles de Gaulle International Airport in France.
  • Edinburgh Airport in United Kingdom.
  • EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg ICAO:LFSB in Switzerland.
  • Geneva Cointrin International Airport in Switzerland.
  • Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport in Sweden.
  • London City Airport in United Kingdom.
  • London Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom.
  • Manchester Airport in United Kingdom.
  • Sevilla Airport in Spain.
  • Zurich Airport in Switzerland.

Updated On: 12.06.01