CLASSIC Turboprop! Air North Hawker Siddeley HS 748 in Action at Edmonton Airport

[@ianhjan]

What an evocative sound, as a kid I lived in Liverpool UK, Vickers Viscounts, HP Heralds and the HS748 operated out of there. We lived about 4 miles from the airport and there was nothing quite like the sound of Rolls Royce Dart engines on a cold winters day. So loud in the thin frozen air.

[@michaelmoran2022]

I lived in Garston used to go to banks Rd in late 70s to see them 👍👍👍 Dan air and others

[@ianhjan]

You could almost touch them!@@michaelmoran2022

[@stevengarner4596]

My dad was a 748 captain and I spent many hours in the jump seat of one. Great hearing the sound of those Rolls Royce Darts again. Thanks very much for sharing this. Brought back a lot of memories.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Excellent video of this awesome HS748 with its stunning Rolls Royce Darts 😍😍👍👍👍 Love it!! One of my very first childhood memories is the Dan-Air HS748.

[@egpx]

What a wonderful noise those Darts made. The 748 was affectionately known as the Budgie back in its home country. I managed flights in Dan-Air and British Airways examples back in the 1980s.

[@jimcameron9848]

You have to love British engineering with the engine sitting above the wing and that sleek 1950s design! I think these concepts emerged at a time when designers were thrilled with new advancements in engine power and took some creative approaches. Thank you for posting.

[@AeroSuite360]

Love the HS748! She is a beautiful, yet rugged airplane. I had the pleasure of flying round trip aboard the HS748 from Edmonton to Great Bear Lake during a chartered fishing trip in the early 1970's. I was just a lad at about 10 years old. Those mighty Rolls - Royce Dart turboprops brought an airplane loaded to the gills with German Browns and a bunch of happy fishermen home safely. It is one of the most cherished trips of a lifetime! Cheers!

[@scottross80]

A true Canadian workhorse! Flew in a Hawker in the late 70's with Austin Airways out of Moosonee, On. Thanks Alex another great video!

[@AvgeekCarGeek]

Gotta love that sound such beauty wish turboprops still sounded like this today 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@mcrogerful]

Flew these in the late 1980s when I worked in Northern. The sound was distinctive. Thanks for the memories.

[@mcrogerful]

Northern Manitoba

[@pedroorozco1897]

Unforgetable AVRO.😊

[@one42chrisp]

Hearing those Darts brings back schoolboy memories, as my school was right next door to an airport that saw many flights with Viscounts, Dart Heralds and F27’s. Fabulous video.

[@IntellectualHazard]

The HS748s are so damn rare to catch!! I heard they're even produced down here in India under a company named Hindustan Aeronautics Limited! It's used a lot by the Air Force and I've seen them doing military operations quite often

[@WarrenPostma]

If you find a picture of those would you send the livery/photo?

[@ihmcallister]

90 were produced in India under license.

[@sudiptagupta3154]

Indian Airlines used them as commercial a/craft.Hyderabad was it's base.

[@derekwilliams8422]

I love the old hawker!! Brings back childhood memories when we flew on them all the time back when calm air had them flying all over the CYRT area.

[@erniearruda8861]

Seeing this plane fly brings back some childhood memories.SATA air lines had these island jumpers in the Azores of Portugal going back and forth to different islands 40 years ago.First prop planes I ever flew.👍🏻

[@quantummotion]

Yup. Same here. My first time on a turboprop at age 7 - leaving the aeroport at Santa Maria (after flying in from TAP from Montreal) to Ponta Delgada on one of these. Second time was at age 11 - from Lajes in Terceira to Ponta Delgada. The sound of those Rolls Royce Darts are amazing, and seared into my memory 40 years later.

[@paddy1952]

Great video. I flew the "Mighty Hawker" with Bradley Air Services/First Air back in the late eighties. We flew them on a sched across the entire Arctic from Iqualuit to Yellowknife, landing in every community along the way. We did charters too, hauling freight. We also got the DEW Line contract for the last year of that installation's existence, flying out of Hall Beach. It was very sensitive in pitch. On the flight-deck, you could feel the flight attendant approaching the cockpit as her weight affected the trim. Sadly, I lost four friends in two crashes flying the 748 on bag runs between Dayton, Ohio, and Dorval. Neither crash was the fault of the airplane, one being the result of poor maintenance and the other simply pilot error. It was a great airplane for the Arctic since the cold ambient temps and sea-level airstrips meant low density altitudes giving excellent performance. Good to see it here on YT.

[@GerryAirways]

ABSOLUTELY Beautiful... We had the748s (and the YS11s) flying here in Indonesia back in the day, along with the F-27 (plus the Viscounts and a single Gulfstream 1), it was RR Dart heaven here... Those days are long gone... it seems all the stuff that were here either end up scrapped, Africa... or... CANADA! (yeaps after the Darts, we had the 732s with the JT8Ds!)

[@RIOBTN]

This aircraft has brought back memories of growing up in the Caribbean when Regional airline LIAT used to operate them. They were one of my favourite aircrafts as a youngster growing up and living close to our old airport in St. Vincent. Music to my ears 😃 and I use to call them Avro LIAT.

[@cdsmrailaviation1099]

Those Rolls Royce Darts sure sound different to everything else!

[@avifdiamond]

So lovely sound

[@bmc9504]

Sounds like a hybrid of jet and electric at the same time. Seriously unique.

[@willstadnyk5937]

I recall a situation where 3 young Inuit boys had been burned badly while smoking near a propane tank. This was an isolated Arctic community so a medical evacuation (Medevac) aircraft had to be flown in to pick them up. As luck would have it the Medevac aircraft landed with gear up on arrival and was damaged. The Airport Manager was unable to get approval to move the aircraft off the runway which left the 3 youngsters in an even more precarious situation. A Calmair HS748 had landed previously and the crew were willing to take an educated chance they could lift off before the damaged aircraft on the runway. They apparently could inject water into the engines to give them extra thrust. We held our breath as the Hawker rolled down the runway. Fortunately when they 'hit the water' they were able to lift off and clear the damaged aircraft. This video brought the Hawker back in my mind loud and clear.

[@BRaff-hl4ip]

I attended school near the main St.Lucian airport which was frequented by the LIAT airline, 55 years later I still get a tingle hearing the whine of this particular aircraft.

[@excelexpert2085]

Great video - thanks. I believe this is my all-time favorite plane. What great lines. This was my first FSX add-on purchase and I am still flying it today.

[@pilotmattincanada]

Great video! Wasaya will haul a lot of fuel with that aircraft. When I was flying in the Red Lake area in mid 2000s, the hawker 748 tankers would be flying nonstop all summer long.

[@MrZlodeus]

Incredible to see an early short-fuselage HS 748 still alive and active in 2020. Such a rugged aircraft. And despite having the same engines it does sound different from Ye Awfulle Screaming F-27.

[@robm3074]

When I lived in Nepal I flew RNAC HS748s many times. Thought of it as a "baby" Viscount. At the time, Indian Airlines had the Viscount 700s.

[@ShanePlesiuk]

I flew on this thing a lot between YWG-YTH. It was slow, super loud, and the cabin was always either freezing or boiling. I was glad when they were retired from the fleet!

[@dpohunter]

This aircraft appears to have been in the process of having Air North Yukon's updated scheme applied, or wore the full new livery that was later partially painted over. In any case, a beautiful airplane I'm very glad to have flown on.

[@MarcvanExel]

Awesome to see some of them are still flying, what a catch!

[@cameronmd80]

It's the sound that really makes this video special. Great stuff man

[@AbsolutelyEverybody1]

Im sure the Fokker F27 sounds exactly the same...they must have the same engines....Rolls Royce Darts

[@AvgeekCarGeek]

@@AbsolutelyEverybody1 same engines for HS748 F27s

[@AbsolutelyEverybody1]

@@AvgeekCarGeek they sound good

[@AvgeekCarGeek]

@@AbsolutelyEverybody1 absolutely mate 👌

[@fredtedstedman]

she's a beauty - takes me back . Used for Queens flight at one time but always referred to as "Andover" ( military type with tail ramp .) great looking livery .

[@JustProps]

Stunning and takes me back to my youth flying with Dan Air in their 748s and later with Emerald to and from the Isle of Man. Even jump seat sectors were a dream. Many I enquire what camera this footage was shot using? Many thanks and kind regards. Keith

[@gregmctevia5087]

Beautiful little airliner. Never seen one before. Really good catch.

[@KrasherJack]

First Air Flew these on their Baffin Route also, flown many times, most underrated Northern Bus plane ever.

[@ryanmurphy5757]

Great video. I am actually surprised how different they sound than the F-27. I grew up in MSP around the Mesaba F-27s that flew feeder runs for Northwest until the early-1990s. These have a higher pitched sound at high power settings. The shape of the exhaust is really different, though, and my guess is that influences the sound.

[@voeoxford3554]

wonderful !!! I love vintage airplanes !!

[@thearsenalmisfit2414]

A clasic, I flew to Dawson city from Whitehose a few times with air north back in the day.

[@aviationlba747]

Excellent footage Alex! Those RR Darts sound brilliant.

[@tigerskys6810]

Used to sit on the jump seat on BA 748's between Aberdeen Dyce and Sumburgh Shetland as a teenager. The sound of those Darts must be one of the reasons I took up flying for a living. Bit of a shame I didn’t get to fly one though.

[@sheahoffman3218]

Miss having it. Love having the freight door on it. I know both pilots that flew it to Thunder Bay and the rr darts have a clanging if your behind them on start up from the igniters

[@CJetsPlanespotting]

Nice catch! It's always a pleasure seeing classic birds in action.

[@Steve-xf4uv]

Flew on one of these out of Barbados to St. Lucia in 1975; I believe it was LIAT. Great little plane, looks a bit like a SAAB 340 . Nice catch Alex..

[@danielrichardson4868]

from 0:25 to 0:50 is simply beautiful...imagine showing this to someone in 1900

[@ImpaledCF]

I'm pretty sure this is the plane my company purchased. :P I could be wrong, but the airline I work for still operates 2 Hawker Siddeley 748's for Cargo Configuration. Beautiful aircraft.

[@9999AWC]

Those Rolls-Royce Dart engines are eargasmic!

[@TDHendersonRR]

Love that Budgie and her whine!

[@TheWallygord]

Wow! I flew in an HS 748 across the English Chanel to coach on to Paris from London in about 1968.

[@federicozimerman8167]

Lucky to have flown a few times in this remarkable airplane👍😃

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

What a catch! Amazing footage!!

[@dredynkassi3238]

Gonna miss that plane. That plane flew in out of old crow YT for over a decade.

[@dlbrittain1976]

i love the old classis turboprops

[@davidharris2519]

would rather fly on the classic turboprops rather than the 50 seat jets

[@ytlaviation5409]

I believe That plane has been bought by wasaya airways and still operates to this day up in northern Ontario

[@Eh_Siala_productions]

Finally thanks so much man for giving me this experience.

[@prestonsnowbird5410]

Boy, missed that Dart turboprop engine sounds, it remind me of my childhood watching HS748s in CYTH, Calm Air was an HS748 long term operator before they phased out of service in 2014 being being replaced by modern ATRs.

[@Jackthgun]

over 3 year I flew Dawson to Whitehorse return at least once a month I really miss the HS

[@BSiskaAviation]

That startup is insane.

[@ScottRothsroth0616]

For reference at timestamp 3:05.

[@Axisofevil8974]

Who would vote against this video? Great catch! Gotta love the sound of those darts.

[@brucemckean2848]

There are people that get up in the morning to give thumbs down to ten (unwatched) videos before breakfast. You know I'm right.

[@lanespyksma8402]

What a unique engine sound! Super cool video

[@canadaehxplained77]

Also - I was JUST about to comment about how this type flies into Thunder Bay a lot with Wasaya - but then I read the description. Welcome to Northern Ontario C-GANA!

[@erickondor5260]

I live in Thunder Bay and I saw it land here

[@evangoodson]

I was on final behind this plane yesterday at yqt

[@jessemillington5988]

That was stunning

[@davidappleton2905]

Great airplane, very rugged and safe.

[@kantinali8821]

Smooth Landing 😊👍👍 it's my loves AirCraft Hawker Siddely 748 Bae 😘😚

[@Wyliedawg]

Reminds me of the days of Austin Airways out of Timmins Ontario back when i first started working at Toronto YYZ in 1982.

[@roundandroundmyworld]

One of Austin's routes to Toronto ran from Marathon on the north shore of Lake Superior with a stop at Elliot Lake on the way down. Each leg was about 60 minutes air time. I flew on that flight several times out of Elliot Lake. Both communities were at the peak of their careers as mining towns, so there was a good demand for the service.

[@davidharris2519]

air Illinois used to fly 748s to chicago meigs field KCGX i flew on 1 to STL from SPI which is where the CGX flights went to and from SPI 1 of there 748 ended up at air north

[@jamesclarke4653]

This very airplane is still in Thunder Bay. Saw it last week. I heard it is going to Air Creebec.

[@MD80phreak]

I would be happy then! I heard Air Creebec were going to retire HS by end or late this year.

[@convairs]

This aircraft is now sitting in the Wasaya Airways hanger in Thunder Bay and will be working out of Pickle Lake Ontario soon

[@MJA5]

Very nice footage, including sound.

[@powellriver100]

Sure a good looking aircraft !!

[@philipmuller5737]

Incredible

[@floresaviation1100]

Rare!! Great video 👍🏻

[@whiskeytomcat]

There's an old Convair CC-109 Cosmo flying from Cold Lake now. It's from NRC.

[@camileshakakeesic4421]

It did it’s first cargo flight for wasaya after got to thunder bay next morning sent to work

[@ecossearthur]

Outstanding!

[@sylviaelse5086]

I flew in a 748 a couple of times with what was arguably the UK's least safe airline - Dan Air.

[@bmc9504]

Ahh, Dan Dare. I remember them fondly actually, I recall a Comet and a 727 crash even one on a cargo flight i think.

[@sylviaelse5086]

@@bmc9504 Indeed - they even crashed two 748s.

[@bmc9504]

@@sylviaelse5086they've earned the name Dan Dare fair and square!

[@canadaehxplained77]

Almost looked like a Fairchild - like a Bearskin or Perimeter when it was still in the distance!

[@YANKYVICTOR]

lovely sound!

[@propman3523]

Golly! If it ain't the Viscount's little brother! Or perhaps the Viscount is what the HS748 hopes to be when it grows up?! Yes, I too remember the Capital Airlines Dart engine sound over my home at KMKE; very distinctive from the Northwest A/L Electra's Allisons.. It was reported that the high decibel levels made them unpopular with ground crews

[@rexhinlo3398]

That piercing turboprop sound on startup...

[@calehutchings2836]

Nice video as always bud

[@gmitchell_tc]

Curious about the history of that old 737 at the start. From the position of the painted logo, almost want to call it as one of WestJet's old -200s, but I'm guessing it's a former Air North frame.

[@thearsenalmisfit2414]

I always assumed it was a Canadian North airframe that they use for cabin crew training.

[@ianschiller9612]

Classic is the right word

[@condedraculable]

I flew that aircraft in the 70s, for Lanchile

[@avifdiamond]

Very nice

[@DaveHazell]

Thank goodness, it means we won't see them at YVR anymore.

[@abushsatimov3299]

I love it ❤

[@idamwid3343]

❤ HS 748

[@Croiseeman]

We flew them on our land bridge in Trinidad and Tobago.

[@kopiko102277]

Is it the airclips of canada?

[@kurdiansyahsiauw8202]

I remember my childhood

[@TheOriginalItchyman]

You should see if you can get a flight on one of these!

[@imZeroedIn]

I got to fly inside the cockpit of that plane in the video

[@larrybxl5406]

is this at YEG?

[@nonrevmax]

Guy tripped and almost fell over @ 2:47

[@ddasgupta66]

My first love

[@AbsolutelyEverybody1]

Are the engines the same as what the Fokker F27 uses - the Rolls Royce Darts?

[@roundandroundmyworld]

Yes: the Viscount, F27, HS748, and Handley Page Herald all used various versions of the Dart.

[@AbsolutelyEverybody1]

@@roundandroundmyworld thats good. They are powerful. I wonder which aircraft is fastest out of those four?

[@viscount757]

@@roundandroundmyworld Also the original Gulfstream 1 business aircraft, on which the later Gulfstream bizjets were based. The NAMC YS-11 airliner built in Japan (a couple once operated by Winnipeg-based Transair that later merged with Pacific Western), the Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy freighter and a few others used the Dart. There was also a Dart conversion of the Convair 240 (known as Convair 600) and Convair 340/440 known as Convair 640. Pacific Western Airlines had several Convair 640s in the late 1960s/70s. I remember flying on one from Vancouver to Comox with a stop at Powell River one day during those years. The Dart conversion of the ConvairLiners was less popular than the very successful Convair 580 conversion of the 340/440 using the Allison 501 turboprop. My very first flight was on a Trans-Canada Air Lines Viscount from Edmonton (old Municipal/City Centre Airport) to Calgary around 1955 when I was 8 years old. Also a few F-27 flights in later years. Only 2 flights on HS748s on Fiji Airways around 1974 from Nadi to Suva and back. That high-pitched Dart whine (noticeable outside but not on the aircraft itself) is very distinctive.

[@richardkallio3868]

This was a cargo flight, correct?

[@richardkallio3868]

They must have had quite a load, as they sure had a long roll-out!

[@TJK152]

How many passenger HS-748s still fly?

[@viscount757]

I believe all those still operating in Canada are now freighters. Doubt there any left in passenger service anywhere else.

[@Casry12345]

Air north still has one serviceable hawker left in the yard Its a combi and can be configured to different passenger/cargo loads It’s part of this wasaya airways deal and will likely see it in yqt before the new year

[@shreddder999]

What's all that crap on the top of that 73? 2:49 Watch out for that sli... nevermind.

[@thefidgetspinner2007]

Can u fly it after COVID-19

[@sheahoffman3218]

Can’t on that one. It’s in freighter configuration

[@daviddunne4737]

Nice little aircraft . Indian air force might be offloading a heap of them shortly .