Handley Página HP.115 – Fotos e Vídeos

O Handley Page HP.115 foi uma aeronave britânica de pesquisa de asa delta construída por Handley Page para testar as características de manuseio de baixa velocidade a serem esperadas de um avião supersônico de configuração delta delgada. Fazia parte do programa britânico de pesquisa de aeronaves supersônicas, realizado na década de 1960 e patrocinado pelo Ministério do Abastecimento, que eventualmente produziu o Concorde.

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The Handley Page 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.