Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald

The Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald was a British ultra-light single seat aircraft of the 1940s.

Herald
The Hants and Sussex Herald after withdrawal at Portsmouth airport in 1955
General information
Type	Ultra-light single-seat aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Hants and Sussex Aviation Ltd
Status	Scrapped
Primary user	Manufacturer
Number built	1
History
First flight	1953
Retired	1955

Design and development

The Herald was designed and built by Hants and Sussex Aviation Ltd at their factory at Portsmouth Airport two miles north of the city. The design designation H.S.1 was allocated to the aircraft. It was a single-seat ultra-light aircraft and was fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage. It was powered by one 40 h.p. Aeronca-JAP J-99 engine. ^[1]

Operational history

The Herald was allocated the registration marks G-ALYA in February 1950. ^[2] During testing at Portsmouth Airport in 1953, the aircraft's performance proved to be poor and it made a few hops before being retired. It remained at the airport until late 1955 when it was dismantled and scrapped. ^[1]

Specifications

Data fromJackson. ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
• Wingspan: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
• Empty weight: 580 lb (263 kg)
• Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Aeronca-JAP J-99 piston engine , 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn)
• Cruise speed: 82 mph (132 km/h, 71 kn)

References

Notes

1. Jackson, 1973, p. 322
2. "UK Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Registration Entry for G-ALYA" (PDF). caa.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011.

Bibliography

• Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 2. Putnam & Co. Ltd. ISBN   0-370-10010-7.