Handley Page V/1500 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

22 May 1918

V/1500:

13 - Handley Page 20 - Harland & Wolff Ltd 20 - William Beardmore & Co Ltd 10 - Alliance Aircraft Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page V/1500

Type:

Four engined heavy bomber

Wing:

Four bay unstaggered, swept, equal span biplane with ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Large flat sided fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Biplane type tailplane with four rudders

Landing Gear:

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

Power Plant:

Four 375 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines in pusher-puller pairs mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Crew of five to seven. Twin open cockpits in nose, one amidships and one in extreme tail

Armament:

Lewis guns in nose, midships and tail positions. Bomb load of 7,500 lb

Span:

126 ft

Length:

64 ft

Height:

23 ft

Wing Area:

2,800 sq ft

Empty:

17,602 lb

Loaded:

30,000 lb

Max Speed:

99 mph at 6,500 ft

Climb:

41 min to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

11,000 ft

Range:

1,300 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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