Handley Page Hare

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name=HP.34 Hare


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type=Two-seat day bomber
national origin=United Kingdom
manufacturer=Handley Page
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first flight=1928
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retired=1937
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variants with their own articles=The Handley Page HP.34 Hare was a British two-seat high-altitude day bomber designed and built at Cricklewood by Handley Page. It was designed by Harold Boultbee to meet the requirements of Air Ministry Specification 23/25 for a replacement for the Hawker Horsley in the day bomber role, Mason 1994, p.195-196.] competing against the Hawker Harrier, Gloster Goring and Westland Witch. The Hare was a conventional biplane, with single-bay unequal span staggered wings and of mixed wood and metal construction (although the specification required that any production aircraft be of all-metal construction). It had a crew of two with the pilot in an open cockpit aft of the wing with a gunner/bomb aimer behind.

Only one aircraft was built, with the serial "J8622". It was first flown on 24 February 1928, powered by a Gnome-Rhône Jupiter as the planned Jupiter VIII was unavailable. Barnes 1976, p.269.] Testing showed that the aircraft had poor handling and was prone to vibration, and it was modified with a two ft (0.61 m) longer fuselage and a revised tail, which improved handling. It was decided to modify the aircraft so that it could be meet the requirements of Specification 24/25 to replace the Horsely in its other role as a shore based torpedo bomber. Barnes 1976, p.270.]

The Hare was unsuccessful in meeting both competitions, with the day bomber competition being abandoned in favour of purchasing the more advanced Hawker Hart built to Specification 12/36, while the torpedo-bomber requirement was met by the Vickers Vildebeest. Mason 1994, p.196.] It remained in use with the Royal Air Force as a trials aircraft until 1932. It was then sold for a proposed long distance flight by J.N. Addinsell and registered "G-ACEL". The Hare was flown to Hanworth aerodrome in 1933 where it was redoped and painted in civilian colours. It never flew again and was scrapped in 1937. Jackson 1973, p.343.]

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ref=Handley Page Aircraft since 1907 Barnes 1976, p.275.]
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crew=2
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length ft=32
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span ft=50
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wing area sqm=42.2
wing area sqft=454
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empty weight kg=1383
empty weight lb=3050
gross weight kg=3285
gross weight lb=7243
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Bristol Jupiter VIII
eng1 kw= 362
eng1 hp= 485
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max speed kmh=243
max speed mph=152
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range km=1609
range miles=1000
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ceiling m=6098
ceiling ft=20,000
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armament1=Fixed forward firing machine-gun
armament2=Movable machine-gun at rear cockpit
armament3=Bombs or 2,000lb torpedo
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*cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|pages=382|isbn=0 370 10010 7

External links

* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=226 British Aircraft Directory]