De Havilland Dove
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The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the bi-plane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs.
The design came about from the Brabazon Committee report which called for a British designed short haul feeder for airlines.
Production
Production of the Dove and its variants consisted of 388 civilian Doves, 127 military Devon C.2s and 13 Sea Devon .
Service
The Dove first flew on 25 September 1945.Variants
- Dove 1
- Dove 2 - executive interior version
- Dove 4 - military
- Dove 5 - more powerful engines
- Dove 6, 6A - executive versions of the 5
- Dove 6BA
- Dove 7
- Dove 8, 8A, "Custom 300" - 5 seater
- Devon C.2 Communications and Transport
- Riley 400 - conversion of Dove with Lycoming flat engines
Military Operators
- Argentina, Belgian Congo (Zaire), Brazil, Ceylon (Sri Lanka),
- Egypt, Eire (Ireland), Ethiopia,
- India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia,
- New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden,
- United Kingdom (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy).
Specifications
General characteristics [#endnote_janes]
- Crew: 2
- Passengers: 8
- Wingspan: 57 ft (17.37 m)
- Length: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
- Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
- Wing area: 335 sq ft (31.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 5,725 lb (2,600 kg)
- Gross weight: 8,800 lb (4,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2x de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 2 geared, supercharged 6-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engines rated at 380 bhp (283 kW).
Performance
- Maximum speed: 202 mph (325 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 920 ft/min (4.7 m/s)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
- Maximum range: 1,070 m (1,720 km)
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- Crew: 2
- Passengers: 8
- Wingspan: 57 ft (17.37 m)
- Length: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
- Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
- Wing area: 335 sq ft (31.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 5,725 lb (2,600 kg)
- Gross weight: 8,800 lb (4,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2x de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 2 geared, supercharged 6-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engines rated at 380 bhp (283 kW).
Performance
- Maximum speed: 202 mph (325 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 920 ft/min (4.7 m/s)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
- Maximum range: 1,070 m (1,720 km)
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- Maximum speed: 202 mph (325 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 920 ft/min (4.7 m/s)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
- Maximum range: 1,070 m (1,720 km)
External links
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