Handley Page H.P.46 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

25 October 1932

H.P.46:

1 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.46

Type:

Two seat torpedo bomber ship plane

Wing:

Single bay, equal span, staggered biplane. Lower wing to undercarriage has anhedral, remaining wing surfaces have dihedral. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Streamlined fuselage filling interplane gap

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Main landing gear attached to short legs under wing, each having twin wheels. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Buzzard III mounted in nose

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits behind wing

Armament:

Vickers gun firing forward and a Lewis gun on flexible mount. One torpedo or 1,000 lb of bombs

Span:

50 ft

Length:

39 ft 5 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

656 sq ft

Empty:

6,250 lb

Maximum:

10,600 lb

Speed:

140 mph

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