what is it?
The Handley Page Hinaidi was one of two twin-engine bombers built by Handley Page that served with the Royal Air Force between 1925 and 1935. The aircraft was developed from the Handley Page Hyderabad and named after Hinaidi, an RAF station in Iraq.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 22.9 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 99 years ago, in 1927.
- Wingspan of 22.9 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1927-03-26
- introduced
- 1929
- retired
- 1935
- status
- retired
- number built
- 36
- role
- heavy night bomber
- makers
- Handley Page
- engines
- 2× Bristol Jupiter VIII
- crew
- 4
- length
- 18 m
- wingspan
- 22.9 m
- height
- 5.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 6,532 kg
- top speed
- 198 km/h
- cruise speed
- 121 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,542 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1575051, Wikipedia: Handley Page Hinaidi (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.