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ZK-NZD. BAe 146-300. c/n E3001. (n.t.u.)
Originally built as a Series 100 aircraft Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-SSSH - March 23, 1981 Registered to British Aerospace Ltd First flown as G-SSSH - September 3, 1981 Operated its final flight as a Series 100 aircraft - August 7, 1986 Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - April 9, 1987 Converted to Series 300 prototype First flown as the Series 300 prototype as G-5-300 - May 1, 1987 Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-LUXE - April 9, 1987 Registered to British Aerospace Ltd Rolled out at Hatfield as ZK-NZD in full Ansett New Zealand livery for publicity purposes - May 30, 1989 Registration G-LUXR reapplied soon thereafterFlew its first flight in Ansett New Zealand livery - June 2, 1989 Demonstrated at the Paris Air Show by BAe in full Ansett New Zealand livery - June 1989 Repainted into an all-white livery - 1991 Transferred to BAe Flight Test Centre, Woodford in all-white livery Aircraft carried various titles and logos until it was stripped of all paint - July 2001 Converted to an atmospheric research platform Directflight Ltd, Cranfield Aerospace & Avalon Aero Ltd subcontracted by BAe Systems to operate aircraft on behalf of joint NERC/Met Office Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements Carried out test & instrument calibration flights from Cambridge Airport - March 2003 Based at Cranfield Airport - May 10, 2004 Undergoing instrument changes for the Intercontinental Transport of Pollutants campaign to be based in The Azores - July 2004 Current status - ? |
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