The Handley Page Type S, also known by the US Navy designation HPS-1 and later as the H.P.21, was a British prototype carrier-based fighter built for the United States Navy in the early 1920s. Handley Page, which had recently developed the leading edge slot, reasoned that full-span slots and flaps would let a high-speed monoplane fly slowly enough for carrier work, and designed a small low-wing cantilever monoplane with a plywood monocoque airframe, a fuselage that could be split in two for stowage and a tailwheel undercarriage that could be swapped for floats. Designed for engines of up to 400 hp, the prototypes had a less powerful surplus Bentley BR2 rotary. The first flew on 7 September 1923 with poor handling, and the second, with dihedral added, handled much better but was wrecked at Martlesham Heath when its undercarriage collapsed, after which the Navy cancelled the contract. Only two were built and flown.
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The British aircraft manufacturer Handley Page, which had recently developed the leading edge slot, realised use of slots and flaps could allow a high-speed monoplane to fly at the low speeds needed for carrier operations with a much higher wing loading than a normal biplane, and decided to develop an aircraft to meet this requirement.
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The Handley Page Type S, or HPS-1 was a prototype British carrier-based fighter developed for the United States Navy in the early 1920s.
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Development and design, first flight
The first prototype flew on 7 September 1923, but proved to have poor handling, with the rudder proving to be ineffective.
Development and design, engine
Although designed to use engines of up to 400 hp (298 kW), the prototypes were fitted with a much less powerful surplus Bentley BR2 rotary engine.
Development and design, trials
However, when undergoing full load trials for the US Navy at Martlesham Heath, it was wrecked when its undercarriage collapsed on landing, and the US Navy cancelled the contract, with the third prototype, intended to be a floatplane, not completed.
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The British aircraft manufacturer Handley Page, which had recently developed the leading edge slot, realised use of slots and flaps could allow a high-speed monoplane to fly at the low speeds needed for carrier operations with a much higher wing loading than a normal biplane, and decided to develop an aircraft to meet this requirement.
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The Handley Page Type S, or HPS-1 was a prototype British carrier-based fighter developed for the United States Navy in the early 1920s.
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The Handley Page Type S, or HPS-1 was a prototype British carrier-based fighter developed for the United States Navy in the early 1920s.
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