Handley Page Hastings C Met

Handley Page Hastings Specifications
Item Specification
Type Long Range Transport / Meteorological Reconnaisance
Crew 2 Pilots (one being Captain), Navigator, Engineer, 2 Signalers and 2 Air Meteorological Observers as they were now known. The "on duty" AMO occupied the right hand pilot seat.
Power Plant 4 X Bristol hercules Engines
Armament None
Wing Span 113 ft
Height ?
Length 82 ft 8 in
Weight Empty 37,750
All Up Weight 75,000 lb
Max Speed 354 mph
Max Ceiling 26,700 ft
Range 3,260 Miles
Information Long range transport aircraft, first flight was in May 1946. Low wing, cantilever, all metal monoplane. Circular section fueslage.

Source :British Aircraft Directory

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