Hants and Sussex Aviation Ltd was an aircraft manufacturer based at Portsmouth Airport, Hampshire, England. It is still in business in the aircraft components industry.
In 1953, HSA designed its first aircraft. This was the H&S Herald. The Herald was a single-seat ultra-light aircraft with a fixed tricycle undercarriage and powered by a 40 h.p. Aeronca-JAP J-99 piston engine.
Aircraft Registration: G-ALYA
Construction Number: HA/AC/001
The Herald made flight tests at Portsmouth Airport in 1953, but these revealed that it had a poor performance and the aircraft was grounded and dismantled in 1955.
Powerplant: 1 × Aeronca-JAP J-99, 40 hp (30 kW)
Wingspan: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Empty weight: 580 lb (263 kg)
Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn)
Cruise speed: 82 mph (132 km/h, 71 kn)
Crew: 1
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