title: Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald
text: # Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald
  
  The Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald was a British ultra-light single seat aircraft of the 1940s.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The Herald was designed and built by Hants and Sussex Aviation Ltd at their factory at Portsmouth Airport two miles north of the city. The design designation H.S.1 was allocated to the aircraft. It was a single-seat ultra-light aircraft and was fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage. It was powered by one 40 h.p. Aeronca-JAP J-99 engine.
  
  ## Operational history
  
  The Herald was allocated the registration marks G-ALYA in February 1950. During testing at Portsmouth Airport in 1953, the aircraft's performance proved to be poor and it made a few hops before being retired. It remained at the airport until late 1955 when it was dismantled and scrapped.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Jackson.
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
  * Wingspan: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
  * Empty weight: 580 lb (263 kg)
  * Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Aeronca-JAP J-99 piston engine , 40 hp (30 kW)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 82 mph (132 km/h, 71 kn)
  