Painted for the 1983 Paris show in Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica (TABA) colours, the airline taking delivery of two 146-100s in December that year. This demonstrator aircraft went on to become G-OPSA, N5828B, N801RW, G-BPNP, N720BA, G-BSTA, ZS-NCA and VH-NJV. Scrapped in 2019

Second prototype. First flew as G-SSHH in 1982. Used by a number of operators. Reregistered as G-OPSA then N5828B in 1984, G-SSHH in 1985, N801RW in 1986 and G-BPNP in 1987. Converted to a Bae146-100STA and reregistered as G-BSTA in 1988 and OE-BRL in 1990. Converted to a Bae.146-100QC and reregistered as G-BSTA then ZS-NCA in 1991, G-BSTA in 1995 and VH-NJV in 1995. Scrapped at Adelaide in 2019.

slide scan from my collection. - G-SSHH initially had a blue colour scheme, which was - slightly modified - adopted by TABA a year later, when they received their two own BAe 146's. After being used as a demonstrator for BAE until 1995, this aircraft flew finally with Austarlian Air Express and COBHAM as VH-NJV and was broken up in 2019.

The 2nd prototype BAe 146 at the Hatfield factory Open Day 1985.

Painted in TABA colours for the Paris air show.