Handley Page H.P.88 Aircraft

H.P.88

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

21 June 1951

H.P.88:

1 - Blackburn & General Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.88

Type:

Experimental aircraft to support Victor design

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Crescent wing of all metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Tail Unit:

Single fin with tailplane mounted at top

Landing Gear:

Tail wheel type retractable undercarriage. Single wheel main gear retract inwards into wing. Tailwheel retracts rearwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Nene 3 in fuselage

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Span:

40 ft

Length:

40 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

Unknown

Maximum:

14,460 lb

Speed:

Mach 0.9

Preserved in British Museums

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