Handley Page Hendon - Specifications (Hendon)

Specifications (Hendon)

Data from Handley Page Aircraft since 1907

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 34 ft 6 in (10.51 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in (14 m)
• Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
• Wing area: 562 ft² (52.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,350 lb (1,978 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,970 lb (3,160 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion IIB 12-cylinder water-cooled W engine, 450 hp (336 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 96 kn (110 mph, 177 km/h)
• Stall speed: 48 kn (55 mph, 88 km/h)
• Service ceiling: 9,500 ft (2,900 m)
• Wing loading: 12.4 lb/ft² (60.5 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.065 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) forward firing Vickers machine gun and 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun in rear cockpit
• Bombs: 1 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo or 2 × 230 lb (105 kg) bombs