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1945 Handley Page HP68 HERMES 1 C/N HP.68/1Discuss this aircraft in forum |
| Manufacturer: | Handley Page |
| Model: | HP68 HERMES 1 Search all Handley Page HP68 HERMES 1 |
| Year built: | 1945 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | HP.68/1 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 42 |
| Number of Engines: | 4 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Bristol Hercules 62 |
| Registration Number: | G-AGSS |
| Current Status: | W/O, damaged beyond repair |
| Owner: | Handley Page Ltd |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| john allen, 2009-05-03 00:00:00 | |
| where is the exact loction of the crash site of this aircraft.t I used to live in Shenley just up the road from the Handley page areodrome in Radlet | |
| Admin, 2012-02-21 09:46:04 | |
| Crashed 02 DEC 1945 5 km (3.1 mls) from Radlett Airfield (United Kingdom)on its initial flight. The two Handley Page test pilots were killed. CONCLUSIONS: 1. It is considered that the accident was the direct result of elevator overbalance, this brought about flight conditions the nature of which caused the pilot to lose control. 2. Although the porpoising motions set up by the overbalanced elevators would have been expected, the final manoeuvre of the aircraft, in climbing suddenly, cannot be satisfactorily explained. 3. It seems certain, however, that at different trimmer settings, a reversal of stick forces would have occurred with which the pilot could not have kept in phase as the loads increased. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451202-0 | |