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The Handley Page W8 W9 and W10 were British two- and three-engine medium-range biplane airliners designed and built by Handley Page. The W8 (also known as the H.P.18) was the company's first civil transport aircraft. It housed two crew in an open cockpit and 15 passengers in an enclosed cabin. Powered by two 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lion engines the prototype first flew on 4 December 1919 shortly after is was displayed at the 1919 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.

* 17 June 1929 a Imperial Airways Handley Page Type W G-EBMT City of Ottawa crashed into the English Channel near Dungeness (headland) killing seven out of 13.1
* Added Handley Page Type W as optional replacement for the Fokker F.VII.2

Made by Handley Page.

Handley Page Type W is the predecessor of the Handley Page Hyderabad.

Navy Handley Page Type W PWS-24 Chigriki HMS Royal George Champion Aircraft Zastava M70B No. 63 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 245 Squadron RAF No. 247 Squadron RAF No.3
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Imperial Airways
Height Main
518.16
Height Alt
5.18 m
Length Alt
18.33 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
13000.0
Max Speed Alt
6180.0
Type Of Prop
V-12 water cooled piston
More General
864000.0
Introduced
1921
Loading Main
9
Power/mass Main
234.00000000000003
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
12
Max Speed Main
90.0
Cruise Speed Main
74.0
Ceiling Main
13000.0
Number Built
25
Successor
Handley Page Hyderabad
Retired
1934
Span Main
2291.08
Cruise Speed Alt
5100.0
Area Main
1456.0
Primary user
Sabena
Span Alt
22.92 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
269.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls Royce Eagle IX
Crew
Two
Manufacturer
Handley Page
First Flight
1919
Loaded Weight Alt
5910.0
Power Main
360 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
3910.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Handley Page Hyderabad
Length Main
60
Area Alt
135.3 m²
Empty Weight Main
8600.0
Ceiling Alt
3
960 m
Category
Air refueling
British airliners 1920-1929
Handley Page aircraft
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