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Italian authorities (not published in UK) is summarised in ICAO Circular 38-AN/33. Contains some critism of the crew and operating company and recommended improvements to the aircraft and to safety provisions. Matter raised in Parliament by Wedgwood Benn MP.
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Hastings progressed more smoothly. This delay presented the opportunity to undertake design revisions and improvements; it was decided that the second
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facility, attended by various airline officials and industry figures. Rapid progress on the first prototype's construction enabled it to commence ground trials at
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Prototype powered by four 1,650 hp (1,230 kW)
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10,000 ft (3,048 m) in 10 minutes 30 seconds
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1704:. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987.
1543:, vol. 520, UK Parliament, p. 1965
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1658:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
1643:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51
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931:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51
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331:British Overseas Airways Corporation
238:During April 1944, at the urging of
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1595:Chesterfield, Lyn. "Hermes prang".
1462:"Handley Page Hermes IV (Fuselage)"
1138:0.104 hp/lb (0.171 kW/kg)
970:29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
819:), operated by BOAC, en route from
448:, being retired again in December.
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337:. This model was furnished with a
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1687:Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907
1540:House of Commons Paper, Series 5
1103:1,030 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
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804:3 December 1945 - Hermes I
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1397:Jackson 1973, pp. 249–250.
1358:Jackson 1973, pp. 248–249.
915:Specifications (Hermes IV)
853:5 August 1956 - Hermes IV
588:radial engines. One built.
223:. For the civil airliner,
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182:for experimental flights.
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1331:Barnes 1976, pp. 460-461.
1301:Barnes 1976, pp. 437–438.
1265:Barnes 1976, pp. 436–437.
1228:Barnes 1976, pp. 435-436.
887:1 April 1958 - Hermes IV
842:4 March 1956 - Hermes IV
778:Royal Radar Establishment
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1563:. 16 March 1956, p.306.
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964:113 ft (34 m)
937:General characteristics
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799:Accidents and incidents
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1753:Donald, David (1997).
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244:Frederick Handley Page
194:Design and development
143:aircraft manufacturer
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1415:Jackson 1973, p. 251.
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1367:Barnes 1976, p. 466.
1340:Barnes 1976, p. 465.
1319:Barnes 1976, p. 462.
1310:Barnes 1976, p. 460.
1277:Barnes 1976, p. 437.
1237:Barnes 1976, p. 436.
1219:Barnes 1976, p. 435.
878:Blackbushe Aerodrome
726:Middle East Airlines
606:Bristol Hercules 763
596:Bristol Hercules 121
586:Bristol Hercules 101
482:Development aircraft
341:and powered by four
289:on 1 December 1945.
248:Specification C.3/44
231:; this called for a
213:Handley Page Halifax
1715:Clayton, Donald C.
1484:Meet the ancestors.
1464:. britairliners.org
1166:Related development
1007:Max takeoff weight:
783:Silver City Airways
622:Bristol Theseus 502
520:Farnborough Airport
504:Chilbolton airfield
428:, with services to
364:Operational history
225:Specification 15/43
42:General information
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535:RAF Defford
283:Cricklewood
233:pressurised
2953:Categories
2902:Transports
1580:26 October
1197:References
1184:Avro Tudor
1134:Power/mass
996:NACA 23007
989:NACA 23021
974:Wing area:
641:Hermes at
267:prototypes
199:Background
2842:Jetstream
2770:Airliners
2709:Handcross
2704:Hyderabad
1597:Aeroplane
1202:Citations
1035:4-bladed
962:Wingspan:
950:Capacity:
928:Data from
923:Hermes IV
831:south of
748:Air Links
657:, at the
639:Air Links
629:Operators
518:(RAE) at
410:Avro York
316:turboprop
259:tailwheel
176:turboprop
156:monoplane
91:1945–1951
2934:Hastings
2832:Marathon
2745:Hereford
1834:aircraft
1667:16 April
1626:22 March
1161:See also
867:Pakistan
763:Britavia
561:Variants
514:and the
461:Britavia
391:Britavia
350:Hermes V
308:elevator
217:post-war
137:airliner
50:Airliner
2868:Gyrojet
2863:Gugnunc
2756:Halifax
2740:Hampden
2730:Heyford
2720:Hinaidi
2662:Bombers
1965:Numbers
1941:Type Ta
1849:Letters
1840:Company
981:Airfoil
968:Height:
956:Length:
882:England
863:Karachi
848:Nicosia
788:Skyways
758:Airwork
719:Lebanon
675:Bahamas
575:England
465:Skyways
457:Airwork
455:, with
418:Tripoli
397:in 1954
381:in 1953
287:Radlett
188:charter
141:British
112:Retired
83:History
36:in 1961
2929:Halton
2893:HP.115
2858:Type L
2827:Hermes
2812:Hamlet
2761:Victor
2750:Harrow
2714:Harrow
2694:Hanley
2689:Hendon
2679:V/1500
2642:HP.137
2637:HP.135
2632:HP.134
2627:HP.133
2622:HP.132
2617:HP.131
2612:HP.130
2607:HP.129
2602:HP.128
2597:HP.127
2592:HP.126
2587:HP.125
2582:HP.124
2577:HP.123
2572:HP.122
2567:HP.120
2562:HP.119
2557:HP.118
2552:HP.117
2547:HP.116
2542:HP.115
2537:HP.114
2532:HP.113
2527:HP.112
2522:HP.111
2517:HP.110
2512:HP.109
2507:HP.108
2502:HP.107
2497:HP.106
2492:HP.105
2487:HP.104
2482:HP.103
2477:HP.102
2472:HP.101
2467:HP.100
1956:Type X
1951:Type W
1946:Type V
1936:Type T
1931:Type S
1926:Type R
1921:Type P
1916:Type O
1911:Type N
1906:Type M
1901:Type L
1896:Type K
1891:Type H
1886:Type G
1881:Type F
1876:Type E
1871:Type D
1866:Type C
1861:Type B
1856:Type A
1793:G-AGUB
1785:Hermes
1761:
1738:
1723:
1708:
1693:
1560:Flight
1513:
1290:Flight
1089:Range:
896:G-ALDC
889:G-ALDV
874:G-ALDJ
855:G-ALDK
844:G-ALDW
813:G-ALDN
806:G-AGSS
738:
716:
697:Kuwait
694:
672:
661:, 2010
655:G-ALDG
476:G-ALDA
469:octane
438:Africa
403:G-AKFP
320:G-AGUB
300:G-AGSS
2914:HP.51
2909:Clive
2888:HP.88
2883:HP.20
2822:HP.45
2817:HP.42
2777:O/400
2735:HP.51
2725:HP.47
2684:HP.13
2674:O/400
2669:O/100
2462:HP.99
2457:HP.98
2452:HP.97
2447:HP.96
2442:HP.95
2437:HP.94
2432:HP.93
2427:HP.92
2422:HP.91
2417:HP.90
2412:HP.89
2407:HP.88
2402:HP.87
2397:HP.86
2392:HP.85
2387:HP.84
2382:HP.83
2377:HP.82
2372:HP.81
2367:HP.80
2362:HP.79
2357:HP.78
2352:HP.77
2347:HP.76
2342:HP.75
2337:HP.74
2332:HP.73
2327:HP.72
2322:HP.71
2317:HP.70
2312:HP.69
2307:HP.68
2302:HP.67
2297:HP.66
2292:HP.65
2287:HP.64
2282:HP.63
2277:HP.62
2272:HP.61
2267:HP.60
2262:HP.59
2257:HP.58
2252:HP.57
2247:HP.56
2242:HP.55
2237:HP.54
2232:HP.53
2227:HP.52
2222:HP.51
2217:HP.50
2212:HP.49
2207:HP.48
2202:HP.47
2197:HP.46
2192:HP.45
2187:HP.44
2182:HP.43
2177:HP.42
2172:HP.41
2167:HP.40
2162:HP.39
2157:HP.38
2152:HP.37
2147:HP.36
2142:HP.35
2137:HP.34
2132:HP.33
2127:HP.32
2122:HP.31
2117:HP.30
2112:HP.29
2107:HP.28
2102:HP.27
2097:HP.26
2092:HP.25
2087:HP.24
2082:HP.23
2077:HP.22
2072:HP.21
2067:HP.20
2062:HP.19
2057:HP.18
2052:HP.17
2047:HP.16
2042:HP.15
2037:HP.14
2032:HP.13
2027:HP.12
2022:HP.11
2017:HP.10
986:root:
944:Crew:
823:, to
817:Horus
551:Horsa
527:VX234
430:Kenya
426:Lagos
414:Accra
2873:Manx
2807:W.10
2792:O/11
2787:O/10
2699:Hare
2655:Role
2012:HP.9
2007:HP.8
2002:HP.7
1997:HP.6
1992:HP.5
1987:HP.4
1982:HP.3
1977:HP.2
1972:HP.1
1759:ISBN
1736:ISBN
1721:ISBN
1706:ISBN
1691:ISBN
1669:2019
1628:2011
1582:2014
1511:IMDb
1470:2021
1025:4 ×
993:tip:
547:BOAC
463:and
432:and
424:and
422:Kano
416:via
275:jigs
131:The
115:1965
70:BOAC
47:Type
2878:HPS
2802:W.9
2797:W.8
2782:O/7
2752:(2)
2716:(1)
1557:".
1509:at
898:of
637:An
533:at
393:at
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1660:.
1390:^
1324:^
1270:^
1256:^
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1210:^
991:;
880:,
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573:,
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