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BAe 146 Transports Get New Life with UK Royal Air Force
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has designed several new interiors for the RAF’s new 146 C.3 transports (inset). (Photo: BAE Systems)
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has designed several new interiors for the RAF’s new 146 C.3 transports (inset). (Photo: BAE Systems)

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) introduced two BAE Systems 146 jet transports modified to accommodate troops and their equipment. BAE Systems Regional Aircraft designed the conversion–from a quick-change interior–under a $23 million urgent operational requirement (UOR) contract; subcontractor Hawker Beechcraft Services at Chester in the UK completed the project.