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Handley Page Dart Herald ✕ Martin 4-0-4 ✕
Manufacturer Handley Page Glenn L. Martin Company
Description 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). The Martin 4-0-4 is a pressurized, all-metal, low-wing 40 passenger American airliner built by the Glenn L.
ICAO Code M404
First Flight 1955-08-25 1950-10-21
Entry Into service 1951-01-01
Production End 1968-01-01 1953-01-01
Service End 1987-01-01
Designer Handley Page Glenn L. Martin Company
Type Turboprop airliner Short/medium range airliner
Length (m) 22.86 22.5552
Height (m) 7.3152 8.5344
Cockpit Crew 2 3
Max Seating 56 40
Max Speed (km/h) 502.1153
Cruise Speed (km/h) 442.6276 450.6163
Min Speed (km/h) 120.3799 130.3569
Max Ceiling (m) 8503.92 8839.2
Rate of Climb (m/s) 9.1694 9.6774
Capacity Description 50-56 passengers, 11700 lb maximum payload 40 passengers
National Origin United Kingdom Canada
Number Built 50 103
Powerplant Description 2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines, 1570 kW (2105 hp) each 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp-CB16 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each
Primary Users Eastern Air Lines, Trans World Airlines
Status Retired
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_4-0-4
Flat Wing Span (m) 28.6512 28.3464
Flat Wing Area (m²) 82.3121 80.2682
Wake Category M
Aircraft Engine Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
Number of Engines 2 2