HANDLEY PAGE HASTINGS

 

BRAND and MODEL
HANDLEY PAGE HASTINGS
TYPE
Long-range military transport
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
Four 1,250 kw (1,675 hp) Bristol Hercules 106 eighteen-cylinder sleeve-valve air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 34.42 m (113 ft)

Length: 25.19 m (82 ft 8 in)

Height: 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in)

Wing area: 130.8 m² (1,408 sq ft)

Max speed at 6,706 m (22,000 ft): 560 km/h (348 mph)

Cruising speed: 486 km/h (302 mph)

Initial rate of climb: 271 m/min (890 ft/min)

Time to 6,096 m (20,000 ft): 26 minutes

Service ceiling: 8,077 m (26,500 ft)

Range (normal): 2,719 km (1,690 miles)

Max range: 6,838 km (4,250 miles)

Empty weight: 21,966 kg (48,427 lb)

Loaded weight: 36,200 kg (80,000 lb)

PHOTO
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