Hendy 302

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Hendy 302
Hendy 302 nose NACA Aircraft Circular No.126.jpg
RoleTwo-seat cabin monoplane
Manufacturer Hendy Aircraft Company
Designer Basil Henderson
First flight 1929
Introduction1929
Retired 1938
Produced1929
Number built1

The Hendy 302 was a British two-seat cabin monoplane designed by Basil B. Henderson and built by George Parnall & Company Limited at Yate in 1929. Only one aircraft was built registered G-AAVT.

The 302 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid landing gear, powered by a 105 hp (78 kW) Cirrus Hermes I engine. It was flown by Edgar Percival in the 1930 King's Cup Race. It was rebuilt in 1934 as the 302A with an inverted 130 hp Cirrus Hermes IV and a revised cabin. It averaged 133.5 mph in the 1934 Kings Cup Race. It was used as a testbed for the Cirrus Major II engine before being withdrawn from use in 1938.

Specifications (302A)

Hendy 302 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.126 Hendy 302 3-view NACA Aircraft Circular No.126.jpg
Hendy 302 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.126

Data from A.J. Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3, 1974, Putnam, London, ISBN   0-370-10014-X, Page 253

General characteristics

Performance

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