Hendy Hobo
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| Hobo | |
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| Type | Single-seat light monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Hendy Aircraft Company |
| Designed by | Basil Henderson |
| Maiden flight | 1929 |
| Introduced | 1929 |
| Retired | 1940 |
| Produced | 1929 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Hendy Hobo was a British single-seat light monoplane designed by Basil B. Henderson and built by the Hendy Aircraft Company at Shoreham Airport in 1929. Only one aircraft was built registered G-AAIG and first flown in October 1929 by Edgar Percival.
It was a small low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear and powered by a 35hp ABC Scorpion II engine. It was rebuilt in 1934 with a 90hp Pobjoy Cataract, mass balance ailerons and a modified landing gear. Used by a private owner it was entered in many races in the 1930s and in 1934 won a race between Hatfield and Cardiff and 125.4 mph. On 30 August 1940 it was destroyed by German bombing at Lympne Aerodrome.
[edit] Specifications (Hobo)
Data from A.J. Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3, 1974, Putnam, London, ISBN 0 370 10014 X, Page 252
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 19 ft 6 in ( m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in ( m)
- Gross weight: 650 lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pobjoy Cataract, 90 hp ( kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 mph ( km/h)
[edit] References
- A.J. Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3, 1974, Putnam, London, ISBN 0 370 10014 X, Page 252
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