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Handley Page HP.88

Experimental · Early Jet (1946–1969)

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The Handley Page HP.88 was a British research aircraft, built in the early 1950s for Handley Page to test the aerodynamics of the Victor crescent wing design, and was intended to be a scaled-down version of that aircraft.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Experimental
Domain
Civil
Era
Early Jet (1946–1969)
Engine
1× centrifugal-flow turbojet engine
Thrust / Power
4770 lbf
Length (ft)
40
Wingspan (ft)
40
Empty Weight (lb)
11630
MTOW (lb)
14640
Max Speed (Mach)
0.9