Handley Page Manx Aircraft



Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

25 June 1943

H.P.75 Manx:

1 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.75 Manx

Type:

Tailless research aircraft

Wing:

Mid wing monoplane, centre section has no sweep and constant section, outer wings are swept and taper to the tip. Wing of wooden construction

Fuselage:

Wooden fuselage of streamlined shape

Tail Unit:

No horizontal tail fin on fuselage with fins and rudder on each wing tip

Landing Gear:

Tricycle type undercarriage, main gear retract into wing, Non retractable nose gear

Power Plant:

Two de Havilland Gipsy Major II engines in pusher configuration on wing centre section

Accommodation:

Crew of two, pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose with observer behind

Dimensions

Span:

39 ft 10 in

Length:

18 ft 3 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

245 sq ft

Weights

Empty:

3,000 lb

Maximum:

4,000 lb

Performance

Speed:

146.5 mph

Ceiling:

10,500 ft

Preserved in British Museums

None known

Web Sites

http://www.handleypage.com/Aircraft_hp75.html