Handley Page Hampden

Specifications (Handley Page Hampden
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

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