Fairey Hendon
| Fairey Hendon | |
|---|---|
 Fairey Hendon MK. II (1934) |
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| Type: | Night bomber |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
November 25, 1930 |
| Production time: |
September 1936 to March 1937 |
| Number of pieces: |
14th |
The Fairey Hendon was a twin-engine British heavy night bomber . The aircraft made its maiden flight in 1931 as the Fairey Night Bomber (later Hendon MK I) and was built for the Royal Air Force according to specification B.19 / 27 , as the successor to Vickers Virginia .
history
As a monoplane with cantilevered wings and faired landing gear , the Hendon was a milestone in aircraft design. Although the Hendon won the tender, the bomber could not prevail against the Heyford von Handley Page with regard to the specimens delivered to the Royal Air Force . The Royal Air Force ordered 124 copies of the Heyford, but only 14 units of the Fairey Hendon.
The Hendon was built by Fairey in two different versions. The MK I still had two-bladed propellers , an open cockpit and was powered by two Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIIS. In the MK II , the series version, the cockpit was glazed and closed. The engines were replaced by more powerful Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI.
Technical specifications
| Fairey Hendon MK II | |
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| length | 18.52 m |
| height | |
| span | k. A. |
| Wing area | |
| drive | Two Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI inline engines with 447 kW (608 hp) each |
| Top speed | 250 km / h at 15,000 feet (4,570 m) altitude |
| Rate of climb | |
| Service ceiling | |
| Range | 2190 km |
| Empty mass | k. A. |
| Takeoff mass | k. A. |
| crew | five men |
| Armament | Three Lewis 7.7 mm machine guns and up to 753 kg bombs in the internal weapon bay. |
literature
- Mason, Francis K: The British Bomber since 1914. Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1994, ISBN 0-85177-861-5 .
- Thetford, Owen: Aircraft of the Royal Aircraft 1918-57 . 1st edition, Putnam, London 1957
- Crosby, Francis: The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers. London: Lorenz Books, ISBN 0-7548-1616-8 .
- Taylor, HA: Fairey Aircraft since 1915. Putnam, London, 1974, ISBN 0-370-00065-X .