Handley Page H.P.42
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Revision as of 16:18, 16 April 2010
The Handley Page H.P.42 is an early aircraft in av8.
Stats
| Introduction | 1930 | Withdrawal | 1945 |
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| Aircraft Type | Small | ||
| Cruising Speed | 104mph | ||
| Landing Speed | 88mph | ||
| Capacity | 36 pax & 10 mail, or 30 crates of goods |
Information
The H.P.42 was a long-range airliner, built by Handley Page for Imperial Airways. It was much bigger than most of its contemporaries, but rather slow.
The H.P.42 had an extremely good safety record; no lives were lost in a decade of civilian operations.
