Frederick Handley's guest appearances

Frederick Handley

AeroSociety Podcast

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Handley Page

When Handley Page joined the Society in 1907, he was described as ‘something of an enfant terrible and one of the most remarkable personalities in a cause [aeronautics] which boasts of more young men’s successes than any other’.  In this entertaining lecture, Keith Hayward recalls the explosion that occurred once ‘the enfant terrible’ and his colleagues came up against the Aeronautical establishment and goes on to explore the contribution that HP made during his next fifty years of membership.The recording concludes with a panel discussion where Prof Hayward is joined by the morning’s other contributors, Harry Fraser-Mitchell FRAeS and Andrew Brookes FRAeS.Prof Keith Hayward FRAeS presented the third paper in the conference ‘Handley Page Ltd : celebrating the centenary of the first British aircraft company’. The conference was organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Historical Group on 10 September 2009. The lecture was introduced by Tony Edwards FRAeS and the recording was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS.

When Handley Page joined the Society in 1907, he was described as ‘something of an enfant terrible and one of the most remarkable personalities in a cause [aeronautics] which boasts of more young men’s successes than any other’. In this entertaining lecture, Keith Hayward recalls the explosion that occurred once ‘the enfant terrible’ and his colleagues came up against the Aeronautical establishment and goes on to explore the contribution that HP made during his next fifty years of membership. The recording concludes with a panel discussion where Prof Hayward is joined by the morning’s other contributors, Harry Fraser-Mitchell FRAeS and Andrew Brookes FRAeS. Prof Keith Hayward FRAeS presented the third paper in the conference ‘Handley Page Ltd : celebrating the centenary of the first British aircraft company’. The conference was organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Historical Group on 10 September 2009. The lecture was introduced by Tony Edwards FRAeS and the recording was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS.

Classic Lecture – Sir Frederick Handley Page & the Royal Aeronautical Society by Keith Hayward FRAeS

Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, the Admiralty asked Handley Page to build a strategic bomber; work on Britain’s first large aircraft was begun. In a lecture given just months before his death, Sir Frederick Handley Page HonFRAeS tells the story of how he and his company designed, built and tested the Handley Page O/100 (H.P.11), O/400 (H.P.12) and V/1500 (H.P.15) and how these aircraft were used in war and peace.Sir Frederick Handley Page HonFRAeS addressed a meeting organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Historical Group on 30 October 1961. The recording was digitised thanks to a grant from the RAeS Foundation and the podcast was edited by Mike Stanberry FRAeS.

Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, the Admiralty asked Handley Page to build a strategic bomber; work on Britain’s first large aircraft was begun. In a lecture given just months before his death, Sir Frederick Handley Page HonFRAeS tells the story of how he and his company designed, built and tested the Handley Page O/100 (H.P.11), O/400 (H.P.12) and V/1500 (H.P.15) and how these aircraft were used in war and peace. Sir Frederick Handley Page HonFRAeS addressed a meeting organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Historical Group on 30 October 1961. The recording was digitised thanks to a grant from the RAeS Foundation and the podcast was edited by Mike Stanberry FRAeS.

Classic Lecture Series - Sir Frederick Handley Page, the Birth of the World's First Big Aeroplane