Talk:BAC One-Eleven

Variant Information
Because the RAAF BAC 1-11 217EA is neither a 200 series nor a 300 series, I propose to insert a Variant along the following lines:

217 Hot-rod version for the RAAF using a 200 series fuselage with RR Spey Mk511-14 engines, low-pressure tyres, a navigator's station and a sextant hatch in the cockpit ceiling. Two built.

Comments?Lexysexy (talk) 08:22, 10 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Do you have a reliable source that it is not a 200 series, the other customer mods are probably a bit to trivial to list as a seperate variant. MilborneOne (talk) 17:24, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * M1, all the notes state that the -200s had Spey 506 engines. The 217 had 511-14s, so doesn't fit that bill. However, the 217 was a -200 fuselage, so is not a -300. That's why I think it needs a special mention. There are numerous sources on the web, probably the most reliable being: https://www.airforce.gov.au/sites/default/files/minisite/static/7522/RAAFmuseum/research/aircraft/series3/A12.htm but http://www.adf-serials.com.au/3a12.htm has a bit more info. With the big engines (and the wonderful noise) and the lighter AUW, it was a pocket rocket, and we always flew it on the bells. A different cockpit is a bit more than trivial, I think.Lexysexy (talk) 00:10, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

main picture
As I curated a gallery page on commons, I replaced the previous main picture by a new one:

I replaced it without discussion, as I thought the new one is much better: it is inflight; it points towards the text; there is no distracting background; it better illustrates the aircraft configuration : a low wing airliner, moderately swept, with two aft mounted low-bypass engines and a T-tail. It is a bit grainy, but hey, it's the era! And being a Tarom aircraft, it reminds the history of Romanian production. If you disagree, feel free to revert. There are other possibilities in the gallery linked above.--Marc Lacoste (talk) 14:07, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * There may be better but it is an improvement on the previous ground shot. MilborneOne (talk) 13:55, 5 November 2020 (UTC)