Overview

The BAe 146's cabin size provides ample room for out-fitting with specialist surveillance, search & rescue equipment, such as air to ground radar and forward-looking infra-red cameras.

A door modification package allows equipment such as sonar buoys, flares, life rafts and supplies to be dropped from the aircraft.

The BAe 146's combination of fast cruise speed, endurance and low speed manoeuvrability makes it an ideal aircraft for surveillance and search & rescue missions.

The BAe 146 offers numerous benefits as a surveillance / search & rescue aircraft:

• Large cabin size offers space for wide variety of configurations.
• Outstanding short-field and hot/high performance allows operations from restricted airports and smaller forward bases.
• Fast cruise speed enables rapid transit to patrol or search zone.
• Optional auxiliary fuel tanks to extend range.
• Good low-altitude patrol capability due to low stall speed and high manoeuvrability. .