Handley Page O/400 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

17 December 1915

O/100:

46 - Handley Page

O/400:

211 - Handley Page 24 - Royal Aircraft Factory 100 - Metropolitan Wagon Co Ltd 102 - Birmingham Carriage Co Ltd 46 - Clayton & Shuttleworth 70 - Cubitts Ltd (National Aircraft Factory No.1) 1 - Harland & Wolff Ltd 107 - Standard Aircraft Corporation, USA

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page O/400

Type:

Twin engined heavy bomber

Wing:

Three bay biplane, upper wings with braced extensions. Ailerons on upper wings only

Fuselage:

Large flat sided fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Biplane type with twin rudders and single fin

Landing Gear:

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

Power Plant:

Two 360 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Crew of four seated in open cockpits in the nose and aft of the wing, and cabin between the wings

Armament:

Lewis guns provided in nose and aft cockpits. Bombs to 2,000 lb

Span:

100 ft

Length:

62 ft 10 in

Height:

22 ft

Wing Area:

1,648 sq ft

Empty:

8,200 lb

Maximum:

14,000 lb

Speed:

97 mph

Ceiling:

8,500 ft

Endurance:

8 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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