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British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven
BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven, British Airways AN2202776.jpg
British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven from British Airways in 1978.
Role Airliner
National origin United Kingdom.
Manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
First flight 1963
Introduction 1965
Status Non-Operational service
Produced Out of production
Number built 244

The British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven, also known as the BAC 111, was a British airliner. An airliner is a large airplane used for carrying many passengers. This aircraft had two turbojet engines, which are powerful jet engines. It could carry about 100 passengers.

Some of these planes were also built in Romania. They were made under a special agreement called a "licence." These Romanian-built planes were called RomBAC 111. The One-Eleven was similar to other planes of its time. These included the French Sud Aviation Caravelle and the US McDonnell Douglas DC-9.

The One-Eleven stopped being used in the 1990s. This was mainly because of new rules about how much noise planes could make. Even so, the BAC One-Eleven was one of the most successful airliners designed in Britain.

Images for kids

  • Hunting 107

    The first idea for the Hunting 107 plane from Hunting Aircraft.

  • RR Spey

    The Rolls-Royce Spey engine chosen for the One-Eleven.

  • G-ASJI 1 One-Eleven 201 British United LGW 14MAY66 (6785552209)

    The first One-Eleven was delivered to British United Airways in 1965.

  • British Aircraft Corporation BAC 1-11 Series 523FJ, European Aviation (EAL) JP6105232

    The 500 series, introduced in 1967, was longer than earlier models.

  • BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven, AB Airlines (European Aircharter - EAL) AN0528338

    The cockpit of a 510ED model.

  • BAC X-Eleven

    The BAC X-Eleven was a plan for an even bigger version.

  • ROMBAC 1-11 (YR-BRA)

    The first RomBAC 1-11 was given to TAROM in 1982.

  • Line-up of American Airlines BAC 111-401AK One-Eleven at LaGuardia Airport

    Several American Airlines BAC 1–11 planes at LaGuardia Airport.

  • Ryanair Bucuresti Rombac 1-11-561RC One-Eleven Haafke-1

    A Ryanair One-Eleven.

  • British Aerospace BAC One Eleven British Airways G-BBME, DUS Düsseldorf (Duesseldorf International), Germany PP1361872924

    Early versions of the plane were about 93.5 feet long.

  • British Caledonian BAC 111-509EW Gatwick

    The later 500 series were about 107 feet long.

  • British Aircraft Corporation BAC 1-11 Series 401AK, Northrop Grumman JP5644332

    The last One-Eleven used by Northrop Grumman was retired in 2019.

  • BAC 111-510ED 'G-AVMU' (24980480106)

    One-Eleven 510ED County of Dorset at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.

  • Main cabin of BAC One-Eleven 510ED ‘G-AVMO’ (25913063348)

    The inside of the cabin at the National Museum of Flight.

See also

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