De Havilland Express
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| Description | ||
| Role | Passenger transport / trainer | |
| Crew | 2 | |
| Passengers | 14-18 | |
| First flight | 1933 in aviation | |
| Entered service | ||
| Manufacturer | de Havilland | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 46 ft 1 in | 14.1 m |
| Wingspan | 64 ft 6 in | 19.7 m |
| Height | 13 ft 3 in | 4 m |
| Wing area | 638 ft² | 59.3 m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 6,250 lb | 2,830 kg |
| Loaded | 10,250 lb | 4,650 kg |
| Maximum takeoff | lb | kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | 4 × de Havilland Gipsy Six | |
| Power (each) | 200 hp | 150 kW |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 166 mph | 267 km/h |
| Combat range | 748 miles | 1,200 km |
| Ferry range | km | miles |
| Service ceiling | 17,400 ft | 5,300 m |
| Rate of climb | 925 ft/min | 280 m/min |
The de Havilland 86 was developed in 1933 for QANTAS, to inaugurate the Singapore-Brisbane section of the England to Australia air route. It was styled the Express Air Liner.
A modified version, the DH 86B with accommodation for two pilots, was built for Imperial Airways and given the class name Diana. They were used on European and Empire air routes including the run from Khartoum to Lagos.
DH86 were also built for New Zealand's Union Airways, flying between Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington. During World War II, the New Zealand aircraft fitted with bomb racks, were used to hunt German raiders and Japanese shipping by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The survivors served with NAC post war.
62 were built and many were still flying at start of World War II when they were taken into military service for communications and radio navigational training.
| Related content | |
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| Related development | de Havilland Dragon - de Havilland Dragon Rapide |
| Similar aircraft | |
| Designation series | DH 83 - DH 84 - DH 85 - DH 86 - DH 87 - DH 88 - DH 89 |
| Related lists | List of aircraft of the RAF |
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