Air Stories — page 34: what you’re looking at

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NEW BRITISH WARPLANES— Illustrated by A. C. LEVERINGTON HANDLEY PAGE HARROW Te latest type of heavy bomber to reach R.A.F. squadrons, the Handley Page Harrow has a top speed of 190 m.p.h. at 8,000 ft. and a maximum range of 1,840 miles—equivalent to twice the dis- tance from London to the Mediterranean Sea. Fully loaded with petrol, bombs and its normal crew of five, it weighs 23,000 lbs, or nearly 104 tons, and has an absolute ceiling of 21,000 ft. A high-wing monoplane, the Harrow is fitted with two 960 h.p. Bristol Pegasus engines driving three-bladed controllable pitch airscrews and is capable of carrying a heavier bomb load over a longer distance than any other aeroplane previously in service with the R.A.F. It may also quickly be adapted for the transport of thirty or more fully- armed soldiers. The Harrow undercarriage is fixed but so well streamlined that it causes little more head resistance than a retracted undercarriage and weighs con- siderably less. Chief dimensions are a span of 88 ft. 5 in., a length of 82 ft. 2 in., and a height of 19 ft. 5 in. THE ARMSTRONG-WHITWORTH BOMBER UILT to a similar specification as the Hawker Henley and Fairey Battle light bombers, this new and experimental type of Armstrong-Whit- worth bomber is an all-metal monoplane driven by an Armstrong-Siddeley air-cooled radial Tiger engine developing over 800 h.p. The glass- enclosed cockpit provides tandem seating and adequate weather protection for pilot and observer and, in accordance with the latest practice, a retractable undercarriage and a_ three-bladed controllable-pitch airscrew are incorporated in the design. a hy aid Why ba LL ‘tee, oer onesite Ate ti The short mast projecting above the cockpit roof carries the wireless aerial, the other end being secured to a fitment on top of the fin. Armament details, as well as performance figures and dimen- sions, may not yet be disclosed, but no State secret is revealed by pointing out the landing-lights concealed in the leading edges of the wings, or the oil-cooler on the port side of the engine cowl- ing. Principal dimensions of the new bomber are a span of 49 feet, a length of 44 feet and a height of 13 feet. VOO (© (C (©