The Henderson H.S.F.1 was a British six-seat low-wing
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
designed by J. Bewsher and built by the Henderson School of Flying.
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 was a twin-boom pusher monoplane powered by a
Siddeley Puma
The Siddeley Puma was a British aero engine developed towards the end of World War I and produced by Siddeley-Deasy. The first engines left the production lines of Siddeley-Deasy in Coventry in August 1917, production continued until December 1 ...
engine. Designed by J. Bewsher it was built in a shed at Byfleet in Surrey and assembled at
Brooklands Aerodrome
Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfields ...
by the Henderson School of Flying in 1928.
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.
In April 1930 it was tested by the Air Ministry at
Martlesham Heath
Martlesham Heath village is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Ipswich, in Suffolk, England. This was an ancient area of heathland and latterly the site of Martlesham Heath Airfield. A "new village" was established there in the mid-1970s and th ...
.
Henderson died in July 1930 in the
crash of a Junkers F.13 at Meopham following which the H.S.F.1 was scrapped.
Specifications
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1920s British civil utility aircraft
Twin-boom aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1929