Handley Page Handcross Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

6 December 1924

Handcross:

3 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.28 Handcross

Type:

Single engined, long range bomber

Wing:

Three bay, equal span, unstaggered biplane with lower wing of shorter chord than upper. Upper wings were flat while lower had dihedral. Ailerons upper wings only

Fuselage:

Box fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane tail with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split axle design. Main legs under inner wing struts with radius rod and axle both fixed to wing root

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Condor III engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Crew of two, pilot in open cockpit under upper wing with gunner/bomb aimer behind

Armament:

Two Lewis guns, and 550 lb bomb load

Span:

60 ft

Length:

40 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

788 sq ft

Empty:

5,215 lb

Maximum:

7,500 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph

Ceiling:

19,250 ft

Range:

500 miles

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