BAC QSTOL STOL airliner

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Widebody transport seating 108-140 passengers with an externally blown flap system for STOL.

Powered by 4 6,600kgp RR/SNECMA M45S/RB410 geared-fan turbofans, based on the M45H gas generator with a Dowty Rotol variable pitch fan added. STOL MTOW is 56,170kg, carrying 108 passengers for 965km from 600m field lengths, with ranges up to 1610km with higher weights and longer takeoff run. Span: 34.9m, Length: 33.63m.

Source:
Air Enthusiast August 1971

 

[Triton]

Artist's impression of BAC QSTOL.

Source: "STOL Collaboration?" Flight International June 10, 1971
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200956.html

 

[Stargazer]

Wasn't the BAC QSTOL simply the first stage of what ultimately became the British Aerospace BAe 146?

 

[starviking]

Wasn't the BAC QSTOL simply the first stage of what ultimately became the British Aerospace BAe 146?

No, the BAe 146 derived from the Hawker Siddley side of the merger, more specifically De Havilland.

 

[Pirate Pete]

Probably COMPLETELY WRONG, but I thought the 146 originated in the Avro division!!???

 

[zebedee]

Nope.. De Havilland I'm afraid... 146 is in the same Hatfield design number series as the 125, 121 (Trident), 106 (Comet).. Avro Numbers start at 500... and continued into the HS era with 801 (Nimrod) and BAe era with 858 (aka ATP)

Zeb

 

[zebedee]

Sorry should have added that it did kind of end up an Avro by default... when the second production line was set up at Woodford... and the revised version was rebranded as the Avro RJ...

Zeb

 

[hesham]

Hi,

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%200914.html

 

[hesham]

From Flying Review Volume 19 No 4,


sorry,it was for AW.681.

 

[hesham]

May be you are right Starviking,


I will correct it.

 

[c460]

Model of the BAC Q-STOL exhibited at Le Bourget 1971, from Aviation Magazine 565.

 

[zebedee]

BAC QSTOL manufactures brochure, a recent addition to my collection...

Zeb

 

[hesham]

Nice find Zebedee.

 

[Dynoman]

Zebedee, thank you for sharing!

 

[TsrJoe]

QSTOL.

 

[zebedee]

I believe it was discussed... I remember someone from BAe at the time saying it would have been too confusing having two deHavilland on the market...

As for the name being up for sale, Viking would be daft if they didn't buy it...

Edit: They did...

Zeb

 

[hesham]

From L+K 1971/18,

with more Info.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225727470168?hash=item348e67da58:g:DoMAAOSwKpBiCDM1

 

[Scott Kenny]

Widebody transport seating 108-140 passengers with an externally blown flap system for STOL.

Powered by 4 6,600kgp RR/SNECMA M45S/RB410 geared-fan turbofans, based on the M45H gas generator with a Dowty Rotol variable pitch fan added. STOL MTOW is 56,170kg, carrying 108 passengers for 965km from 600m field lengths, with ranges up to 1610km with higher weights and longer takeoff run. Span: 34.9m, Length: 33.63m.

Source:
Air Enthusiast August 1971

Variable pitch fan? interesting....

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1971.