Aeroplane Monthly 1985-01
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R.Riding - Handasyde monoplane /British pre-war ultralights/ (46)
Front view of the Handasyde showing the absence of dihedral.
Close-up of the Douglas engine. Fuel was carried in a tank faired in behind the engine.
Great activity at Brooklands, possibly in September 1923, as the Douglas flat twin, air-cooled engine is run up.
The Handasyde Monoplane at Brooklands in September 1923. It was painted in the Handasyde house colours of yellow and grey.
The Handasyde Light Monoplane: On the left Raynham in the cockpit of his machine, and on the right taking off.
Composite picture showing Raynham in the Handasyde’s cockpit.
Two views of the Handasyde in the air at the Lympne trials during the second week of October 1923. The pilot is Freddy Raynham.
The pilot Freddy Raynham, seen giving scale to the Handasyde at Brooklands
This view of the Handasyde Monoplane shows the position of the cockpit, from which the pilot had virtually no downward view at all. The tailplane was of the all-moving type and there was no fin.
The unusual instrument layout of the Handasyde, some of which must have been difficult for the pilot to keep an eye on.
Handasyde Light Plane