The Handley Page Hanley was a single-engine, single-seat biplane torpedo bomber designed in the early 1920s for the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers, to Air Ministry Specification 3/20, which asked for a replacement for the Sopwith Cuckoo. Known as the Type T and later the H.P.19, it was a wooden biplane with folding three-bay wings fitted with full-span leading edge slots, powered by a Napier Lion engine. Three prototypes were ordered and the first flew on 3 January 1922. Testing showed disappointing low-speed handling and a poor view from the cockpit, so the aircraft were rebuilt as the Hanley Mark II and the better-handling Mark III. By then the rival Blackburn Dart had already been ordered into service, and only three Hanleys were built.
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In late 1920, Handley Page started design of a new single-seat torpedo bomber to meet the requirements of Air Ministry Specification 3/20 for a carrier-based aircraft to replace the Sopwith Cuckoo, in competition with the Blackburn Dart.
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The Handley Page Hanley was a British torpedo bomber aircraft of the 1920s.
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Design and development, first flight
Three prototypes were ordered, the first of which (serialed N143) flew on 3 January 1922.
Specifications (Hanley III), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion IIB W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
Design and development, prototypes
Three prototypes were ordered, the first of which (serialed N143) flew on 3 January 1922.
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In late 1920, Handley Page started design of a new single-seat torpedo bomber to meet the requirements of Air Ministry Specification 3/20 for a carrier-based aircraft to replace the Sopwith Cuckoo, in competition with the Blackburn Dart.
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The Handley Page Hanley was a British torpedo bomber aircraft of the 1920s.
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The Handley Page Hanley was a British torpedo bomber aircraft of the 1920s.
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