Handley Page Heyford Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 | |