Handley Page Type O

what is it?

The Handley Page Type O was a biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War. When built, the Type O was one of the largest aircraft in the world. There were two main variants, the Handley Page O/100 (H.P.11) and the Handley Page O/400 (H.P.12).

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 30.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 157 km/htop speed
• size 6,060 kgmax take-off weight
• built 600made in total

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 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 🚗Wingspan of 30.5 m: about 7 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

1915-12-17

introduced

1916

retired

1922

status

retired

number built

600

role

heavy bomber

makers

Handley Page

engines

2× Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII

crew

4

length

19.2 m

wingspan

30.5 m

height

6.7 m

max take-off weight

6,060 kg

top speed

157 km/h

range

—

ceiling

2,591 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.