Handley Page H.P.47

Handley Page · United Kingdom · first flew 1934 · bomber

The Handley Page H.P.47 was a British single-engined low-wing monoplane built to an Air Ministry specification for a general-purpose bomber and torpedo bomber. Only one was built.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Low-mounted, straight
E — Engines	1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — Fuselage	Slats along the whole wing leading edge and a rear gunner facing aft below the upper fuselage line
T — Tail	Conventional

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Low-wing cantilever monoplane with a radial engine in a Townend ring
Fixed main undercarriage with spatted wheels and a spatted tailwheel
Slats along the whole wing leading edge and a rear gunner facing aft below the upper fuselage line

It has a single-spar cantilever wing with slats along the leading edge, a Bristol Pegasus radial under a Townend ring and a fuselage that narrows to a slim oval boom. The fin moves with the rudder, and the rear control surfaces are corrugated stressed skin.

Specifications

The Handley Page H.P.47 has a length of 11.47 m (38 ft).
It has a wingspan of 17.68 m (58 ft).
Its maximum speed is 259 km/h (161 mph).
Typical crew: 2.

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History

It was Handley Page's submission to specification G.4/31, designed by Gustav Lachmann, and the company was awarded a contract for one prototype. The first flight was on 27 November 1934, without the Townend ring, spats or undercarriage fairings.

Variants

There were no variants: only one prototype was built.

Where you'll see it

Several modifications followed the first flight, including a longer rudder and mass-balanced elevators. The type was retired in May 1937.

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