| Manufacturer |
Vickers |
Handley Page |
| Description |
The Vickers Warwick was a British twin-engined bomber aircraft developed and operated during the Second World War that was primarily used in other roles. |
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 |
1939-08-13 |
1955-08-25 |
| Production End |
|
1968-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1987-01-01 |
| Designer |
Vickers |
Handley Page |
| Type |
Maritime reconnaissance, air-sea rescue, transport |
Turboprop airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.9456 |
22.86 |
| Height (m) |
5.4864 |
7.3152 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
56 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
360.4931 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
442.6276 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
120.3799 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6553.2 |
8503.92 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
3.3528 |
9.1694 |
| Armament |
8 × .303 in Browning machine guns in three turrets |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
50-56 passengers, 11700 lb maximum payload |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
846 |
50 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800/S.1A4-G "Double Wasp" radial engines, 1380 kW (1850 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines, 1570 kW (2105 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, South African Air Force, Polish Air Force in exile , BOAC |
|
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Warwick |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
29.2608 |
28.6512 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
93.4605 |
82.3121 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |