Fairey's Unlucky and Forgotten Bomber | Fairey Hendon [Aircraft Overview #30]

The Fairey Hendon was the only heavy bomber ever developed by Fairey. This outlier was quite a head of its time in a lot of ways (for 1930 that is), and if it wasn't for a bit of poor luck and timing it could have served in large numbers.

The Hendon featured a fully internal bomb-load, an enclosed cockpit, a cantilever wing, and a reasonable top speed. Its lack of flaps were a known problem, and led to the prototype being severely damaged in an accident, and its controls were quite heavy. Unfortunately its development took so long that by the time it was considered for front-line roles more advanced bombers were only a couple of years away.

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