| Manufacturer |
Handley Page |
Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC |
| Description |
The Handley Page H.P.51 was a monoplane conversion of the earlier, unsuccessful biplane bomber-transport aircraft, the Handley Page H.P.43. |
The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. |
| First Flight |
1935-05-08 |
1947-03-16 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1948-02-29 |
| Production End |
|
1954-01-01 |
| Designer |
G.V. Lachmann |
Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC |
| Type |
|
Airliner |
| Length (m) |
23.9 |
22.5552 |
| Height (m) |
|
7.9248 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
302 |
506.9434 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
450.6163 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
4876.8 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.7216 |
| Capacity Description |
|
40 |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
1076 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Bristol Pegasus III 9-cylinder single row radial, 515 kW (691 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 Double Wasp 18-cyl air-cooled radial engines, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
American Airlines (historical), Zantop International Airlines (historical), Air Chathams (historical) |
| Status |
|
In limited service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.51 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
27.45 |
27.7368 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
157.9 |
75.9018 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Bristol Pegasus |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |