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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford
Category
Country
Production
1933–1936
Quantity
125
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
13
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the strategic bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1930
- Service Entry Year1933
- Crew4
- Primary RoleHeavy night bomber
- Generationinterwar
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypeRolls-Royce Kestrel II-S
- Engine ModelRolls‑Royce Kestrel
- Number of Engines2
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Top Speed228.506 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.68 Mach
- Service Ceiling6,400.8 m
- Ferry Range1,480 km
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length17.678 m
- Wingspan22.86 m
- Height5.182 m
- Wing Area84
- Empty Weight6,200 kg
- Loaded Weight8,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight8,200 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints0
- Weapons Payload700 kg
- Internal Gun3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns (nose, dorsal and ventral 'dustbin' positions)
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth8MOD.8
- Radarnone (experimental fit)
- AESA RadarNo
- Stealth / Low ObservableNo
- IRSTNo
- Electronic Warfare SuiteNo
- Helmet-Mounted SightNo
- Tactical DatalinkNo
- Targeting PodNo
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Total Built125
▲Service History1MOD.1
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1933Production started
- 1936Production ended
93
years in service
3
years in production
125
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
105STRATEGIC BOMBERS13INTERWAR PERIOD · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS24PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STRATEGIC BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStrategic Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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