Width/Span
29.3 ft
(8.92 m)
Empty Wgt
1,323 lb
(600 kg)
Wgt Diff
+717 lb
(+325 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Handley Page HPS-1 production variant)
Installed:
1 x Gwynne (Bentley) BR.2 rotary engine developing 230 horsepower and driving a two-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Max Speed
147 mph
(236 kph | 127 kts)
Ceiling
20,997 ft
(6,400 m | 4 mi)
Range
435 mi
(700 km | 1,296 nm)
Rate-of-Climb
1,800 ft/min
(549 m/min)
♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
PROPOSED:
2 x 0.30 caliber (7.62mm) Marlin Machine Guns in fixed, forward-firing mountings over the nose and synchronized to fire through the spinning propeller blades.
(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry.
Rating is out of a possible 100 points.
This entry's maximum listed speed (147mph).
Graph average of 113 miles-per-hour.
Handley Page HPS-1 operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).
Max Altitude Visualization
The three qualities reflected above are altitude, speed, and range.
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian).
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