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Handley Page Gugnunc
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Handley Page Gugnunc

Type of aircraft

Overview

The Handley Page H.P.39 is a wooden biplane that was constructed in 1929. The aircraft was intended to compete in a competition proposed by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics - the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition. The original working name for the aircraft was the Guggenheim Competition Biplane. The name Gugnunc was at first unofficial, coming from the Pip, Squeak and Wilfred newspaper cartoon, but it later became official.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

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