Handley Page H.P.43
Handley Page · United Kingdom · first flew 1932 · bomber
The Handley Page H.P.43 was a three-engined biplane bomber-transport built to an Air Ministry specification. It did not fly well and the biplane layout was out of date at completion.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 3 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 23.1 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Unequal-span biplane with Warren girder bracing and no bracing wires
- One engine on the centre of the upper wing and two on top of the lower wing
- Open gunner position in the nose with a bomb aimer window below
Like the H.P.42 it has unswept, unstaggered, constant-chord wings, but the upper and lower planes are nearly equal in chord and the span is 114 ft.
Specifications
- The Handley Page H.P.43 has a length of 23.1 m (76 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 34.8 m (114 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
- Typical crew: 3-4.
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History
It was built to Air Ministry specification C.16/28 for a replacement for the Handley Page Clive and Vickers Victoria, using the wings and engine mountings of an earlier Imperial Airways tri-motor design. It first flew on 21 June 1932.
Variants
Only one was constructed. It was later turned into a monoplane and led to the Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow, with the H.P.51 as the variant.
Where you'll see it
It could carry 30 troops and was powered by three Bristol Pegasus IM3 radial engines.
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