The Handley Page Hendon was a single-engine two-seat biplane torpedo bomber, a development of the single-seat Hanley, built to Air Ministry Specification 25/23 as an interim torpedo bomber. An order for six aircraft was placed on 27 November 1923, and the first, serial N9724, flew on 7 July 1924. The Hendon had a longer fuselage for an observer with a Lewis gun on a Scarff ring, and its outer wings were swept back six degrees to cure tail heaviness when it carried a torpedo. The six aircraft were used for extensive trials of leading edge slots and slats, and one landed on HMS Furious carrying a torpedo without using arrestor gear. No more were built, because the development of automatic slots in October 1927 made the Hendon obsolete, and it never entered squadron service.
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A two-seat development of Handley Page's earlier single-seat Hanley, the Hendon was a single-engine biplane.
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The Handley Page Hendon was a British torpedo bomber of the 1920s.
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The first of the six aircraft to fly, (serial N9724) flew on 7 July 1924, with the remaining five flying by September.
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Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion IIB W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
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A two-seat development of Handley Page's earlier single-seat Hanley, the Hendon was a single-engine biplane.
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The Handley Page Hendon was a British torpedo bomber of the 1920s.
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The Handley Page Hendon was a British torpedo bomber of the 1920s.
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