Handley Page HP.88

Infobox Aircraft
name = Handley Page HP.88
type = Research aircraft
manufacturer = Blackburn Aircraft Limited


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variants with their own articles = The Handley Page HP.88 was a British research aircraft, built to test the aerodynamics of the Handley Page Victor design and was essentially a scaled-down version of that aircraft.

The HP.88 was built by Blackburn Aircraft Limited in Brough, and was actually a modified Supermarine 510. The HP.88 had the Victor's crescent wing and T-tail, and first flew on June 21 1951 at Carnaby near Bridlington.

The only HP.88 broke up during a high-speed pass at Stansted on 26 August 1951 [ [http://www.davidsiddall.com/testflyingmemorial/1945onwards.htm Test Flying Memorial site] ] due to a tailplane servo control system failure. The aircraft had little time to gather useful information, but the loss of the aircraft was of little significance to the V-Bomber project; two prototype Victors were nearing completion by the time of the HP.88's first flight.

pecifications (HP.88)

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length main= 40 ft
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loaded weight main= 14,640 lb
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engine (jet)= Rolls-Royce Nene
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thrust main= 4,770 lbf
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References

Notes

Bibliography

* Barnes, C. H. "Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907". London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.
* Clayton, Donald C. "Handley Page, an Aircraft Album". Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.

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