H.S.F.1
Role Six-seat monoplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Henderson School of Flying Limited
Designer J. Bewsher
First flight 1929
Retired 1930
Number built 1

The Henderson H.S.F.1 was a British six-seat low-wing monoplane designed by J. Bewsher and built by the Henderson School of Flying.[1] Only one aircraft was built and it was scrapped in 1930 following the death of the owner George Lockhart Piercy Henderson.

Design and development

The H.S.F.1[lower-alpha 1] was a twin-boom pusher monoplane powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Siddeley Puma engine. Designed by J. Bewsher it was built in a shed at Byfleet in Surrey and assembled at Brooklands Aerodrome by the Henderson School of Flying in 1928.[1] Originally built with an enclosing cabin top; this was removed and it flew its first flight at Brooklands by Henderson with an open cockpit. The aircraft carried 30 passengers in total on its first day.[1]

In April 1930 it was tested by the Air Ministry at Martlesham Heath.[1] Henderson died in July 1930 in the crash of a Junkers F.13 at Meopham following which the H.S.F.1 was scrapped.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jackson[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 5
  • Length: 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
  • Wingspan: 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m)
  • Empty weight: 3,300 lb (1,497 kg)
  • Gross weight: 4,112 lb (1,865 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Siddeley Puma , 240 hp (180 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
  • Range: 350 mi (560 km, 300 nmi)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Described as the H.F.S.1 on the registration entry held by the Civil Aviation Authority[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jackson 1974, p. 252
  2. ↑ "Registration Document – G-AAEY" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
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