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Hampden

Virtavia

PISTONRAF WW2ROYAL AIR FORCEWARBIRDBOMBER

4.1/5 (15)

7 Hampden variants included :

  1. 185 Sqn., RAF Cottesmore, 1939. Early version, has leading edge slats, short exhausts.
  2. 144 Sqn., RAF North Luffenham, 1942. Long exhausts, full night bomber camo.
  3. 1404 (Met) Flight, RAF Coastal Command, 1943. Long exhausts, sea grey over white, unarmed Meteorological unit.
  4. P5, C/n 810, Swedish Air Force, 1942. Short exhausts, unarmed trials aircraft.
  • Hampden TB.Mk.1 :
  1. 415 Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943. Short exhausts, sea grey/slate grey camo over sky.
  2. 489 Sqdn, Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1944. Long exhausts, sea grey over sky.
  3. 24 MTAP, Soviet Naval Air Force, 1943. Short exhausts, early RAF night bomber camo repainted with Soviet red stars.

Features :

  • VR ready. Yoke latch-on enabled.
  • in-game checklist.
  • Wwise sounds package with 3-stage engine sounds, canopy muting, switch clicks and other unique cockpit sounds
  • very detailed cockpit with numerous animations and mousable controls, rain fx on glass
  • working Automatic Controls (ALT/HDG hold only)
  • working Lorentz Instrument (uses DME/NAV1 LOC)
  • animated automatic leading edge slats (1 variant only)
  • togglable realistic crew figures
  • seperate animated front and rear canopies, animated ventral hatch and bomb bay doors
  • animated cowl flaps with rotary handle control in cockpit
  • authentic flight model
  • 28-page illustrated User Operating Manual

The HP Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber that saw extensive use during the first half of World War II. The aircraft took its maiden flight on June 21, 1936 and entered service with the Royal Air Force in 1938. The militaries of several countries operated the Hampden in addition to the United Kingdom, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Soviet Union, and Sweden.

The bomber undertook several mission sets, including aerial reconnaissance, mine laying, torpedo bombing, daytime bombing raids, and nighttime bombing, including the first nighttime bombing raid of Berlin. More than 1,400 Hampdens were produced, and while no examples in flyable condition exist, a small number have been reconstructed to varying degrees.

The Hampden traces its roots to the early 1930s when the United Kingdom’s Air Ministry released a request for a twin-engine, high-performance daytime bomber. The sleek Hampden emerged as a favorite of the Royal Air Force due to its high speed, long range, large bomb load, and low landing speed. Piloted by two, it required a total crew of four and could carry up to 4,000 pounds of munitions, including bombs, a torpedo, or mines. It comprised several machine guns throughout its fuselage for defense against interceptor aircraft.

The Hampden design features a slender fuselage, a cantilever main wing, and a retractable standard undercarriage. The empennage consists of a single horizontal stabilizer and twin vertical stabilizers. The aircraft measures 53 feet, 7 inches in length, stands 14 feet, 11 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 69 feet, 2 inches. During its operational tenure, it was powered by two wing-mounted 9-cylinder, air-cooled radial engines that each could produce up to 1,000 horsepower and turned 3-blade, variable-pitch propellers.

The Hamden had a range of 1,720 miles, a service ceiling of 19,000 feet above sea level, a cruising speed of 206 miles per hour, and a top speed of 247 mph.

Specifications

CREW4
ENGINE2 x Bristol Pegasus XVIII 9-cylinder air-cooled radials
MAX SPEED247 mph at 13,800 feet
MAX ALTITUDE19,000 feet
CRUISE SPEED206 mph at 15,000 feet
RANGE1,790 miles
EMPTY WEIGHT12,764 pounds
MAX WEIGHT22,500 pounds
WINGSPAN69 feet 2 inches
LENGTH53 feet 7 inches
MAXIMUM BOMBLOAD4,000 pounds, one 18 in. torpedo or mines
MAX SPD FULL FLAPS80 kts
MAX SPD LANDING GEAR100 kts
MAX SPD INDICATED215 kts

VERSION 1.2.0 RELEASED FEBRUARY 14, 2025

What's new in version 1.2 :

new camera view for easier access to starter buttons cockpit DV windows now trigger outside sounds when open cabin light switches now make a click sound prop pitch levers now covering entire pitch percentage range (anim was omitting first 50% of range) cowl flaps lever now in synch with cowl flaps keypress operation or runway.flt preset increased metalness on alloy parts in cockpit