Handley Page Hyderabad Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

October 1923

W.8d Hyderabad:

46 - Handley Page

W.8e:

1 - Handley Page 10 - SABCA

W.8f Hamilton:

1 - Handley Page

W.9a Hampstead:

1 - Handley Page

W.10:

4 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page W.8d Hyderabad

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 Napier Lion IIB 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. Two 550 lb bombs

Span:

75 ft

Length:

59 ft 2 in

Height:

16 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

1,471 sq ft

Empty:

8,910 lb

Loaded:

13,590 lb

Max Speed:

109 mph

Initial Climb:

495 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

14,000 ft

Range:

500 miles

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