Revell 04042 BAe 146-100 TNT

British Aerospace (now BAE) 146 is a modern British high-wing turbofan airliner. The drive is provided by four motors Textron Lycoming ALF 502R-5 . The prototype flight took place in 1981. In the course of serial production, which lasted in the years 1983-2002, 387 examples of this aircraft were produced.

In 1978, under a parliamentary act, three British aviation plants were merged: Hawker Siddeley, Scottish Aviation and British Aerospace, which created the British Aerospace concern (today's BAE Systems). The management of the new concern has decided to continue the work started at Hawker Siddeley on a new medium-range passenger plane that can take about 100 passengers on board. The result was the BAE 146. It turned out to be a very successful machine. It is characterized by a short take-off and landing distance, is highly reliable, easy to pilot and ensures good travel comfort. It also shows a reasonable level of operating costs. Several development versions were created in the course of serial production. The BAE 146-100 was the first mass produced. The BAE 146-200 was created very quickly, it was longer than the original and could take a larger number of passengers on board. There was also a fire extinguishing version BAE 146, as well as a version for the transport of the British royal family - BAE 146 CC2.