The Handley Page Type F was a two-seat, single-engined monoplane designed to compete for a War Office prize for a specified military machine in 1912. It resembled the earlier Type D and the contemporary Type E, with wings of strongly curved leading edge and wing warping for lateral control, but it had a 70 hp Gnome rotary engine in a snub-nosed cowling and seated its two crew side by side, as the military specification required. Taken untested from the Barking factory to the military trials at Larkhill in August 1912, it first flew there on 21 August, but an engine failure the next day damaged it and it was withdrawn. It flew well after repairs at Cricklewood, but was lost on 15 December 1912 when engine failure killed its pilot Wilfred Parke and his passenger. Only one was built.
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In August 1912 it was taken, untested, from the factory at Barking (it was the last Handley Page aircraft built there) to the military trials at Larkhill.
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The Handley Page Type F was a two-seat, single-engined monoplane designed to compete for a War Office prize for a specified military machine in 1912.
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Design and development, first flight
In August 1912 it was taken, untested, from the factory at Barking (it was the last Handley Page aircraft built there) to the military trials at Larkhill.
Design and development, engine
The 70 hp (52 kW) Gnome rotary engine was completely enclosed in a snub-nosed cowling.
Design and development, loss
The Type F was lost on 15 December 1912 when engine failure led to the death of Parke and his passenger, Alfred Arkell Hardwick.
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In August 1912 it was taken, untested, from the factory at Barking (it was the last Handley Page aircraft built there) to the military trials at Larkhill.
Lead, British
The Handley Page Type F was a two-seat, single-engined monoplane designed to compete for a War Office prize for a specified military machine in 1912.
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The Handley Page Type F was a two-seat, single-engined monoplane designed to compete for a War Office prize for a specified military machine in 1912.
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