The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald was a British turboprop airliner designed in the 1950s as a replacement for the Douglas DC-3, although it entered service only in the 1960s. It grew from the piston-engined HPR.3 Herald, developed by Handley Page (Reading) Limited at the former Miles Aircraft site as a redevelopment of the Miles Marathon with a high-mounted wing and four Alvis Leonides Major engines. The first prototype flew from Radlett on 25 August 1955. When airlines turned to turboprops the design was reworked with two Rolls-Royce Dart engines, and it first flew in that form on 11 March 1958. Sales were disappointing, 50 Heralds were built and the last was delivered in August 1968, and the poor sales contributed to the end of Handley Page in 1970.
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In the mid-1950s Handley Page developed a new fast short-range regional airliner, intended to replace the older Douglas DC-3, particularly in third-world countries.
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The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748).
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Design and development, prototype first flight
Extensive work by the sales team had produced considerable interest from potential customers, and Handley Page had 29 orders for the Herald (from Queensland Airlines, Australian National Airways, and Lloyd Aéreo Colombiano) by the time the first prototype made its maiden flight from Radlett on 25 August 1955, three months ahead of the first flight of the Friendship.
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The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748).
Design and development, end of production
The 50th, and last, Herald (a series 200 for Israel's Arkia) was flown and delivered in August 1968, after which Herald production ceased, allowing Handley Page's attention to be fully focused on the HP.137 Jetstream.
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In the mid-1950s Handley Page developed a new fast short-range regional airliner, intended to replace the older Douglas DC-3, particularly in third-world countries.
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The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748).
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The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748).
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