Handley-Page future bomber concept 1936

[Schneiderman]

From Handley-Page's in-house magazine and reported in Flight 13th May 1936. Obviously no more than artistic speculation as new designs would not appear in a magazine. It lacks any of the typical HP characteristics of that era and Flight are wrong to say that it was somewhat similar to the HP53; wing and tail are completely different. I wonder if with, say, two Merlins it could it have been a useful high-speed medium bomber?

 

[hesham]

Nice find Schneiderman,

and here is the direct link;

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201242.html?search=handley%20page

 

[Hood]

Only my speculation, but given the Stockholm background of the Flight article, I wonder if this was a H.P.53 development for Sweden (I mean the initial 1935 H.P.53 design for Sweden rather than the Hereford design it became).

 

[Schneiderman]

I wondered that at first but Flight for 21st May 1936 shows a model of the HP.53 with Swedish military officials. Its pretty much the Hereford. I guess the artwork is just a company artist indulging in speculation

 

[riggerrob]

The radial-engined version was called H.P Hampden and was produced in significant numbers during WW 2. Too bad it was obsolete for most missions except anti-submarine patrol.

 

[CNH]

My father flew a Hampden and back. So not totally obsolete.
And it was well suited to minelaying.