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3 unusual facts about Handley Page


Bomber B

In the UK, Avro and Handley Page both drew up proposals for a large bomber based on two Rolls-Royce Vulture engines.

HPA Toucan

The Hertfordshire Pedal Aeronauts was formed in 1965, mainly from the staff of Handley Page Limited, to design and build a man-powered aircraft and to compete for the Kremer Prize.

Stinson L-1 Vigilant

The prototype aircraft was built full-span leading-edge automatic slots manufactured by Handley Page, and slotted flaps.


Avro

The Tudor was a pressurised but problematic post-war Avro airliner which faced strong competition from designs by Bristol, Canadair, Douglas, Handley Page, and Lockheed.

Handley Page Jetstream

Handley Page was in an awkward position in the 1960s, wishing to remain independent of the "big two" British companies (Hawker Siddeley and the British Aircraft Corporation), but without the money needed to develop a large new airliner that would keep it in the market.

Morane-Saulnier MS.230

MS.230 - over 1,100 built; 20 bought by Romania and 25 by Greece in 1931, 9 each bought by Belgium and Brazil; main Armee de l'Air trainer for years; operated by several well-known private owners including Lynn Garrison and Louis Dolfus; some used for trials with Handley Page slats, or skis; one fitted with Lorraine 9Nb Algol Junior

New College, Harrogate

Typically trips were arranged abroad (for masters and boys) to climb the Matterhorn or to fly to Paris, on a Handley Page aircraft, from Croydon airport.


see also

Aldenham Works

The site was modified for use as an aircraft factory, producing Handley Page Halifax bombers as part of the London Aircraft Production consortium, together with Handley Page, Duple Coachworks, Park Royal Coachworks and London Transport.

Gordon Olley

After leaving the Royal Air Force he worked as a pilot for Handley Page Air Transport, Imperial Airways and KLM.

Handley Page H.P.46

In November 1934 the Air Ministry agreed, reluctantly, to accept the sole H.P.46: it left Handley Page's Radlett works in April 1935 by road to Farnborough Airfield and did not fly again.

Handley Page H.P.51

The aircraft was completed at Cricklewood, dismantled and taken to the newer Handley Page site at Radlett for its first flight on 8 May 1935, piloted by Major J.L.B.H. Cordes.

Handley Page HP.88

The HP.88 was delivered to Handley Page and on 6 August 1951 was flown to Stansted for further testing.

Handley Page Type F

In August 1912 it was taken, untested, from the factory at Barking (it was the last Handley Page aircraft built there) to the military trials at Larkhill.

Tainan Airport

On 24 February 1969, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104, a Handley Page Dart Herald with 36 passengers and crew board, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Tainan.