THE ATP’S STORY

The British Aerospace ATP (Advanced Turboprop) was designed to supersede the popular Hawker Siddeley 748, but entered an increasingly crowded market and failed to emulate its predecessor’s success. Stephen Skinner tells the ATP’s story. First production ATP, G-BMYM, of British Midland with the prototype G-MATP in the background. British Aerospace Hawker Siddeley’s first 748 flew from Woodford, near Manchester, on June 24, 1960 and, owing to a programme of constant improvement, sold well with orders only beginning to trail