what is it?
The Handley Page H.P.24 Hyderabad was a twin-engine biplane heavy bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Handley Page. It holds the distinction of being the last wooden heavy bomber to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Hyderabad was produced as a replacement night bomber for the RAF's Vickers Vimy and Airco DH.10 Amiens bombers.
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 103 years ago, in 1923.
- 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
- 1923-10-23
- introduced
- 1925
- retired
- 1933
- status
- retired
- number built
- 39
- role
- heavy bomber
- makers
- Handley Page
- engines
- 2× Napier Lion V or VA
- crew
- 4
- length
- 18 m
- wingspan
- 22.9 m
- height
- 5.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 6,164 kg
- top speed
- 175 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,267 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1575060, Wikipedia: Handley Page Hyderabad (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.