Handley Page R/200 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

December 1917

R/200:

3 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page R/200

Type:

Two seat reconnaissance fighter

Wing:

Single bay unstaggered, unswept biplane with ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Flat sided wire braced fuselage with four wood longerons

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type tailplane and elevator with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type wheeled or twin float undercarriage

Power Plant:

One 200 hp Hispano-Suiza engine in nose

Accommodation:

Pilot in open cockpit between wings, observer behind

Armament:

Lewis gun on mount in observers cockpit

Span:

36 ft

Length:

25 ft 6 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

390 sq ft

Empty:

1,882 lb

Maximum:

2,990 lb

Speed:

93 mph

Ceiling:

12,000 ft

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