Handley Page Heyford Aircraft



Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

12 June 1930

H.P.38:

1 - Handley Page

Heyford I:

15 - Handley Page

Heyford IA:

23 - Handley Page

Heyford II:

16 - Handley Page

Heyford III:

70 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford I

Type:

Twin engined night bomber

Wing:

Two bay, unstaggered, unswept, equal span biplane. Dihedral outboard of inner interplane struts

Fuselage:

Flat sided fuselage attached below upper wing

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane tail with twin fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

Main wheels in spats below leading edge of lower wing at inboard interplane struts. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

Two Rolls-Royce Kestrel III engines mounted on upper wing in tractor configuration at inner interplane struts

Accommodation:

Crew of four in open cockpit forward of wing and gun positions in extreme nose, and aft of wing above and below the fuselage

Armament:

Three Lewis guns in nose, midships position and ventral dustbin. Bomb load 2,000 lb

Dimensions

Span:

75 ft

Length:

58 ft

Height:

17 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

1,470 sq ft

Weights

Empty:

9,200 lb

Loaded:

16,900 lb

Performance

Max Speed:

142 mph

Climb:

15.3 min to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

21,000 ft

Range:

920 miles

Preserved in British Museums

None known

Web Sites

http://www.handleypage.com/Aircraft_hp38_and_hp50.html