Handley Page Herald Aircraft

Herald 213, Elvington

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

25 August 1955

H.P.R.3 Herald:

2 - Handley Page

H.P.R.7 Herald 100:

4 - Handley Page

H.P.R.7 Herald 200:

36 - Handley Page

H.P.R.7 Herald 400:

8 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.R.7 Herald 200

Type:

Two engined short haul airliner

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane of all metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal circular pressurized fuselage

Tail Unit:

Cantiever tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type. Twin wheeled main gear retract forwards into engine nacelles. Twin wheeled nose gear retracts forwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 1,910 shp Rolls-Royce Dart R.Da.7/2 turboprop engines in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Two crew and 50 passengers in cabin

Span:

94 ft 9 in

Length:

75 ft 5 in

Height:

24 ft 0 in

Wing Area:

886 sq ft

Tare:

24,960 lb

All-up:

43,000 lb

Cruising Speed:

270 mph

Max Range:

1,635 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Herald 100:

G-APWA - Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Woodley - Display

Herald 201:

G-APWJ - Duxford Aviation Society, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

Herald 211:

G-ASKK - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich Airport - Display

Herald 213:

G-AVPN - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display

Herald 214:

G-AVPN - Highland Aviation Museum, Inverness - Nose

Herald 401:

G-BEYF - Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth Airport - Display

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