Handley Page HP.115 (testbed)

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The Handley Page HP.115 was an experimental British research aircraft built in the early 1960s to investigate slender delta wing aerodynamics for future supersonic airliners such as Concorde.

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Handley Page HP.115 (testbed) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental research aircraft ⓘ
testbed aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory experimental jet aircraft ⓘ
aircraftClass single-engine research jet ⓘ
aircraftType fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial metal construction ⓘ
belongsToSeries Handley Page experimental aircraft ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration single-seat ⓘ
configuration single-engine jet ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedBy Handley Page design team ⓘ
designedFor subsonic and transonic research rather than supersonic cruise ⓘ
designedForSpeedRegime low-speed handling of slender delta wings ⓘ
designGoal provide piloted data to complement wind-tunnel tests ⓘ
validate theoretical predictions of slender delta aerodynamics ⓘ
era early 1960s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1961-08-17 ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed data for Concorde low-speed handling design ⓘ
influenced Concorde design studies ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Handley Page Limited ⓘ
notableFeature research into vortex lift on slender delta wings ⓘ
very high wing sweep with low aspect ratio ⓘ
numberBuilt 1 ⓘ
operatedBy test pilots of the Royal Aircraft Establishment ⓘ
operator Royal Aircraft Establishment ⓘ
powerplantType turbojet engine ⓘ
primaryPurpose investigation of slender delta wing aerodynamics ⓘ
programContext British supersonic airliner studies ⓘ
propulsion jet-powered ⓘ
registrationType experimental test registration ⓘ
relatedTo Concorde ⓘ
relatedToProgram supersonic transport research ⓘ
researchFocus approach and landing behaviour of supersonic transport wing planforms ⓘ
low-speed characteristics of highly swept slender delta wings ⓘ
role aerodynamic research aircraft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail unit ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding conventional runway operations ⓘ
usedBy British aerospace research community ⓘ
usedFor high angle-of-attack behaviour studies ⓘ
stability and control research ⓘ
takeoff and landing characteristics research ⓘ
usedIn flight test programmes in the United Kingdom ⓘ
wingConfiguration slender delta wing ⓘ

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Rolls-Royce Olympus → usedInAircraft → Handley Page HP.115 (testbed) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet