Handley Page Harrow (H.P.31) Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

24 April 1926

Harrow:

2 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow

Type:

Naval bomber, reconnaissance and torpedo biplane

Wing:

Two bay, equal span, unstaggered biplane. Lower wing flat and upper wing has dihedral outboard of inner wing struts. Ailerons on all four wings and flaps inboard

Fuselage:

Flat sided fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split undercarriage. Oleo leg attached to wing at inner strut with radius rod attached to engine mount and axle to fuselage

Power Plant:

One Napier Lion VA mounted in nose

Accommodation:

Crew of two. Pilot in open cockpit aft of wing and gunner / bomb aimer behind

Armament:

Vickers gun fixed to fire forward, Lewis gun in rear cockpit on flexible mount. Three 520 lb bomb or single 18 in torpedo

Span:

44 ft

Length:

33 ft 9 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

563 sq ft

Empty:

4,403 lb

Maximum:

7,140 lb

Speed:

115 mph

Range:

440 miles

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