| Manufacturer |
Hamburger Flugzeugbau |
Handley Page |
| Description |
The Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 209 was a postwar design project for a twin-turboprop medium-range transport. |
The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748). |
| First Flight |
|
1955-08-25 |
| Production End |
|
1968-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1987-01-01 |
| Designer |
Hamburger Flugzeugbau |
Handley Page |
| Type |
|
Turboprop airliner |
| Length (m) |
23.32 |
22.86 |
| Height (m) |
9.04 |
7.3152 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Seating |
48 |
56 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
513.0036 |
442.6276 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
120.3799 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
8503.92 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
9.1694 |
| Capacity Description |
48 to 54 seats |
50-56 passengers, 11700 lb maximum payload |
| National Origin |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
|
50 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Napier Eland NEl.6 turboprop, 2610 kW (3500 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines, 1570 kW (2105 hp) each |
| Status |
Design project |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_Flugzeugbau_HFB_209 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.55 |
28.6512 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
89.5 |
82.3121 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Napier Eland |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |