Handley Page 'Gugnunc' Aeroplane, 1929

Made:
1929-1934
Handley Page 'Gugnunc' Aeroplane, 1929

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Handley Page H.P. 39 "Gugnunc" Aeroplane, 1929.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1934-313
Measurements:
Front end and wing span: 2780 mm x 11860 mm x 7880 mm, 619 kg
Back end and wing span: 1750 mm x 3390 mm x 7880 mm, 619 kg
Width with wings removed: 2230 mm
type:
airplanes
credit:
Handley Page Ltd.

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Handley Page H.P. 39 "Gugnunc" Aeroplane

Handley Page H.P. 39 "Gugnunc" Aeroplane, 1929. Complete with Armstrong Siddeley "Mongoose" engine. Fitted with slotted wings and flaps. (Airframe No. K.1908). Made of wood and doped fabric.

Measurements:
Front end and wing span: 2780 mm x 11860 mm x 7880 mm, 619 kg
Back end and wing span: 1750 mm x 3390 mm x 7880 mm, 619 kg
Width with wings removed: 2230 mm
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and textile
Object Number:
1934-313 Pt1
type:
aeroplane
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Handley Page H.P. 39 "Gugnunc" Aeroplane: Altimeter dial.

Altimeter dial

Handley Page H.P. 39 "Gugnunc" Aeroplane: Altimeter dial.

Object Number:
1934-313 Pt2
type:
radioactive material and altimeter

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