Handley Page Type L

L/200

National origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Handley Page
Status: Incomplete prototype

The Handley Page L/200 was the internal designation for a biplane aircraft by Handley Page, conceived to compete for the Daily Mail £10,000 prize for the first non-stop air crossing of the Atlantic. One prototype was designed and built in 1914 to the order of Princess Ludwig of Lowenstein-Wertheim.

The L/200 designation came from its 200 hp (150 kW) Canton-Unné engine, but the engine was requisitioned by the Admiralty on arrival from France so although the aircraft was substantially built it was never finally assembled or flown. It was offered to the Admiralty as a coastal defence aircraft, with variants designated M/200 and MS/200 (seaplane) based on more easily available sub-100 hp (80 kW) engines, but these were not ordered as the Admiralty had already placed contracts for a seaplane for these duties.

The design did, however, form the basis of the successful O/100.

The plans for the L/200 were lost by the time of the Commission on Awards to Inventors in February 1920 and no photographs remained either.

Specifications (weights and performance estimated)

Data from Handley Page Aircraft since 1907

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 41 ft (12 m)
Wingspan: 60 ft (18 m)
Wing area: 900 sq ft (84 m)
Empty weight: 2,800 lb (1,270 kg)
Gross weight: 6,000 lb (2,722 kg)
Powerplant: 1 x— Salmson (Canton-Unné]] water cooled radial engine, 200 hp (150 kW)

Performance

Cruise speed: 80 mph (70 kn; 130 km/h)
Stall speed: 46 mph (40 kn; 74 km/h)
Endurance: 23 hours at 80 mph (130 km/h)

Bibliography

Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London: Putnam, 1976. ISBN 0 370 00030 7.
Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.
Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.

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