| Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden |
| Nationality |
British |
| Aircraft Type |
Medium Bomber |
| First Flight |
21 June 1936 |
| Entered Service |
September 1938 |
| Crew |
4 |
| Notes |
1.432 built. Type retired in 1943. No power turrets, all guns operated manually. The thin cross-section made it almost impossible to change crew positions. It was capable of catching and destroying the superior Messerscmitt Bf 110. |
| Specification |
| Powerplant |
Two 1.000 hp Bristol Pegasus XVII radial Piston engines |
| Performance |
| Speed |
409 km/h at 4.205 m; Cruise 269 km/h |
| Range |
3.034 km with 2.000 lb of bombs |
| Service Ceiling |
5.790 m |
| Dimensions |
| Wingspan |
21,08 m |
| Wing Area |
62,06 m² |
| Length |
16,33 m |
| Height |
21,08 m |
| Weights |
| Empty Weight |
5.343 kg |
| Maximum Take Off Weight |
8.508 kg |
| Weaponry |
| Guns |
Two forward firing 0,303 in machine guns with twin 0,303 in machine guns in dorsal and ventral positions. |
| Bombs etc |
4.000 lb bombload |
| Versions |
| H.P.52 |
Hampden prototype |
| H.P.53 |
Hereford prototype |
| Mk I |
Initial production model |
| T.B. Mk I |
Torpedo Bomber version; One 18 in torpedo plus two 500 lb bombs, Mk I conversions |
| Mk II |
Two Mk I conversion with 1,100 hp Wright Cyclone engines |
| Hereford |
1.000 hp Napier Dagger VIIIS engines, 9 converted to Hampdens |
