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

Span:

69 ft 2 in

Length:

53 ft 7 in

Height:

14 ft 11 in

Wing Area:

668 sq ft

Empty:

11,780 lb

Loaded:

18,756 lb

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

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