Handley Page Hampden Aircraft



Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

21 June 1936

H.P.52 Prototype:

1 - Handley Page

H.P.53:

1 - Handley Page

Hampden I:

500 - Handley Page 770 - English Electric 160 - Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd

Hereford I:

150 - Short & Harland

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I

Type:

Twin engined day bomber

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane. Wing is of metal construction and tapers from root to tip

Fuselage:

Forward fuselage flat sided and of constant section between cockpit and dorsal turret, tapering aft

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane tail with twin fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

Main gear retracts rearwards into engine nacelles. Tailwheel retracts into rear fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 1,000 hp Bristol Pegasus XVIII engines attached to wing

Accommodation:

Crew of four. pilot in enclosed cockpit at wing leading edge. Gunners in nose, dorsal and ventral positions

Armament:

One fixed and one flexible 0.303 in gun forward and twin 0.303 in guns in dorsal and ventral positions. Bomb load of 4,000 lb in fuselage and under wings

Dimensions

Span:

69 ft 2 in

Length:

53 ft 7 in

Height:

14 ft 11 in

Wing Area:

668 sq ft

Weights

Empty:

11,780 lb

Loaded:

18,756 lb

Performance

Max Speed:

245 mph

Initial Climb:

980 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

19,000 ft

Range:

1,885 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Hampden I:

P1344 - RAF Museum, Cosford - Restoration AE436 - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre - Forward Fuselage Restoration

Web Sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Hampden http://www.canadianflight.org/collect/col_11.htm