Type W
Type	Airliner
Manufacturer	Handley Page
Maiden flight	1919
Introduced	1921
Retired	1934
Primary users	SABENA Imperial Airways
Number built	25
Variants	Handley Page Hyderabad

The Handley Page W8, W9 and W10 were British two and three-engined medium-range biplane airliners designed and built by Handley Page. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Handley Page Limited was founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick in 1909 as the United Kingdom 's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord SABENA was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 with its base at Brussels National Airport. Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Handley Page Limited was founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick in 1909 as the United Kingdom 's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing

The W8 (also known as the H. P. 18) was the company's first civil transport aircraft. It housed two crew in an open cockpit and a cabin for 15 passengers. A cockpit is the area usually near the front of an Aircraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft Powered by two Napier Lion 450 hp engines the prototype first flew on 4 December 1919, shortly after is was displayed at the 1919 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The Paris Air Show ( Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It has the doubtful distinction of being the world's first airliner to be designed with an on-board lavatory. See also Toilet A washroom, public toilet, public convenience, comfort room, toilet room, bathroom, water closet The W8 was subsequently revised to give the W8b, W8e (H. P. 26), W9 (H. P. 27) and W10 (H. P. 30)

Contents 1 Developments 1.1 W8b 1.2 W8e 1.3 W8f and W8g Hamilton 1.4 W9a Hampstead 1.5 W10 1.6 Other variants 2 Use 3 Operators 4 Specifications (W.8f) 5 References 5.1 Notes 5.2 Bibliography

Developments

W8b

To meet an Air Ministry ruling the capacity was reduced to 12 passengers and the fuel tanks were moved. In 1921 the Air Ministry ordered 3 aircraft for use by Handley Page Transport. The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force. Handley Page Transport Ltd was an airline company founded in 1919 by Frederick Handley Page in the new era of civil flying after the First World War. These were built as the W8b and powered by the Rolls Royce Eagle IX and operated by Imperial Airways on services to Paris and Brussels. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is One other aircraft was delivered to SABENA in 1924 and three others were licensed built by SABCA in Belgium. SABENA was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 with its base at Brussels National Airport. The Sociétés Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques (SABCA is a Belgian Aerospace company a subsidiary of the Dassault Group. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those

W8e

To reduce the risks involved with engine failure the W8e was developed with one 360 hp Rolls Royce Eagle IX in the nose and two 240 hp Siddeley Pumas in the normal position. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The first W8e was sold to SABENA who had ten others built in Belgium by SABCA. SABENA was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 with its base at Brussels National Airport. The Sociétés Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques (SABCA is a Belgian Aerospace company a subsidiary of the Dassault Group.

W8f and W8g Hamilton

One three-engined W8f was built with cabin heating (using air from the engine exhausts).

The W8f was modified in 1929 as the W8g with improved tail and rudder design from the W10 and the third engine was removed and the other two replaced with the Rolls Royce Eagle IX. Empennage émpənij is an Aviation term used to describe the Tail portion of an Aircraft.

W9a Hampstead

Was a three-engined version with more powerful 385 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV radial engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion Engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central It was operated by Imperial Airways and created a record on the London-Paris route of 86 minutes. Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to In 1926 the engines were replaced by three 420 hp Bristol Jupiters. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The aircraft moved to Australia but was destroyed by an accident after nine months. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

W10

A twin-engined variant with the 450 hp Napier Lion for Imperial Airways (four built). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Other variants

• Handley Page W/400 : The original company designation.
• W. 8 : Prototype.
• W. 8c : 1923 version fitted with two Rolls-Royce Eagle IX piston engines.

Use

When Imperial Airways introduced the Handley Page HP.42 in 1931 the W series aircraft were retired. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aircraft were used by private operators for display and joy riding, but the most important development concerned the two surviving W10s which were converted to tanker aircraft by Sir Alan Cobham. Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is Sir Alan John Cobham, KBE, AFC (6 May 1894- 21 October 1973 was an English aviation pioneer

Operators

 United Kingdom

• Handley Page Transport
• Imperial Airways

 Belgium

• SABENA

Specifications (W. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Handley Page Transport Ltd was an airline company founded in 1919 by Frederick Handley Page in the new era of civil flying after the First World War. Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those SABENA was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 with its base at Brussels National Airport. 8f)

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Capacity: 12 passengers
• Length: 60 ft 1½ in (18. 33 m)
• Wingspan: 75 ft 2 in (22. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 92 m)
• Height: 17 ft 0 in (5. 18 m)
• Wing area: 1,456 ft² (135. 3 m²)
• Empty weight: 8,600 lb (3,910 kg)
• Loaded weight: 13,000 lb (5,910 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Rolls Royce Eagle IX V-12 water cooled piston (in nose), 360 hp (269 kW)
• , and 2 x 240 hp (179 kW) Siddeley Puma engines (between wings)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 knots (103 mph, 166 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 74 knots (85 mph, 137 km/h)
• Range: nm (mi, km)
• Service ceiling 13,000 ft (3,960 m)
• Wing loading: 8. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions In Aerodynamics, wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing 93 lb/ft² (43. 7 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0. Power-to-weight ratio (specific power is a calculation commonly applied to Engines and other mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another 065 hp/lb (0. 107 kW/kg)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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