Handley Page Hastings Aircraft

Hastings T.5, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

23 May 1946

H.P.67 Prototype:

2 - Handley Page

Hastings C.1:

100 - Handley Page

Hastings C.2:

41 - Handley Page

Hastings C.3:

4 - Handley Page

Hastings C.4:

4 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C.1

Type:

Long range transport

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction. Wing tapers to the tip and has dihedral

Fuselage:

All metal circular section fuselage

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane tail attached to fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Tail wheel type retractable undercarriage. Single wheel main gear retract rearwards into inboard engine nacelles. Tailwheel retracts rearwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Four Bristol Hercules 100 engines in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Five crew on flightdeck with seating for 50 passengers

Span:

113 ft

Length:

82 ft 8 in

Height:

22 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

1,408 sq ft

Empty:

37,750 lb

Maximum:

75,000 lb

Speed:

354 mph

Ceiling:

26,700 ft

Range:

3,260 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Hastings C.1A:

TG528 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford - Display

Hastings T.5:

TG511 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display TG517 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Show Ground - Display

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