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Specifications
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Type: Four-Seat bomber (later torpedo bomber and minelayer). Origin: Handley Page Models: H.P. 52 Hampden I and H.P. 53 Hereford I First Flight: Prototype H.P. 52: June 31, 1936 Production Hampden I: May 1938 Production Hereford I: December 1939 Service Delivery: 1939 Production Halted: March 1942 Number Produced: 1,430 Hampdens (Handley Page 500, English Electric 770, Canadian Associated Aircraft 150) 100 Herefords were built by Short Brothers but failed to achieve operational status, many rebuilt as Hampdens. Engine: Hampden I Model: Bristol Pegasus XVIII Type: 9-Cylinder air cooled radial Number: Two Horsepower: 1,000 hp Hereford I Model: Napier Dagger VIII Type: 24-Cylinder air cooled H-type Number: Two Horsepower: 1,000 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 69 ft. 2 in. (21.98m) Length: 53 ft. 7 in. (16.33m) Height: 14 ft. 4 in. (4.37m) Wing Surface Area: N/A Weights: Empty: Hampden: 11,780 lb. (5344 kg) Hereford: 11,700 lb. (5308 kg) Loaded: Hampden: 18,756 lb. (8508 kg) Hereford: 16,000 lb. (7257 kg) |
Performance: Maximum Speed: Hampden: 254 mph (410 km/h) Initial Climb: 980 ft/min (300 m/min) Service Ceiling: 19,000 ft. (5790m) Range (Fully loaded): 1,095 miles (1762 km) Armament: One .303 in. Vickers fixed forward. One .303 in. Lewis manually aimed from nose by nav/bomb aimer. One .303 in. Lewis manually aimed by wireless operator from upper rear position. One .303 in. Lewis manually aimed by lower rear gunner. By January 1940 both rear positions refitted with twin Vickers and increased firing arcs. Payload: 4,000 lb. (1814 kg.) of bombs internally. By January 1940 hardpoints were added for two 500 lb. bombs added below outer wings, provision for carrying mines or one 18 in. torpedo internally.   |
Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
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