Handley Page Hinaidi Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

26 March 1927

Hinaidi I:

2 - Handley Page

Clive I:

1 - Handley Page

Clive II:

2 - Handley Page

Hinaidi II:

34 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.36 Hinaidi II

Type:

Twin engined night bomber

Wing:

Three bay, equal span, unstaggered biplane with ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Box fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type mounted at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin two wheeled undercarriage unit, one under each inner wing. Fixed tailskid

Power Plant:

Two Bristol Jupiter VIIIF engines mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Four crew, gunner in nose position with pilot and copilot in tandem cockpits behind, rear gunner aft of wings

Armament:

Three Lewis guns mounted in nose, mid upper and ventral positions. 1,450 lb bomb load

Span:

75 ft

Length:

59 ft 3 in

Height:

17 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

1,471 sq ft

Empty:

8,040 lb

Maximum:

14,500 lb

Speed:

122 mph

Initial Climb:

495 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

14,900 ft

Range:

850 miles

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