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das Handley Seite HP.115 war ein britisches Deltaflügel-Forschungsflugzeug, das von Handley Page gebaut wurde, um die langsamen Flugeigenschaften zu testen, die von einem Überschallflugzeug mit schlanker Delta-Konfiguration zu erwarten sind. Es war Teil des britischen Überschall-Flugzeugforschungsprogramms, das in den 1960er Jahren durchgeführt und vom Versorgungsministerium gesponsert wurde und schließlich die Concorde hervorbrachte.

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das Handley Seite HP.115 was a British experimental aircraft designed to test the low-speed handling characteristics of a delta wing with a very high sweep angle of 75 degrees. It was built in the 1960s as part of the research programme for the development of the supersonic airliner Concorde. The HP.115 was a single-engine jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a T-tail. The delta wing had no flaps or ailerons, and was controlled by elevons on the trailing edge and a large rudder. The aircraft had a fixed tricycle landing gear and was powered by a Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet engine. The HP.115 made its first flight on 17 August 1961, piloted by Hugh Merewether. It flew a total of 113 flights, demonstrating excellent low-speed stability and control, as well as high lift-to-drag ratio. The aircraft was retired in 1974 and is now on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton, Somerset.