Henderson H.S.F.1

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 (304 nmi; 563 km)

See also

• Surrey Flying Services AL.1 - a biplane designed by Bewsher

Notes

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

References

1. Jackson 1974, p. 252
2. "Registration Document - G-AAEY" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

Bibliography

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