Knowledge (XXG)

de Havilland DH.34

Source 📝

425: 304: 326: 205:
allow the engine to be loaded and unloaded, and a specially-fitted 'porthole' on the other side of the cabin would be removed to allow the propeller boss to protrude out the side of the aircraft. Spare engines were not carried routinely (the DH.34's payload was too low to carry both passengers and a spare engine) but this facility was used by operators to quickly fly spare engines out to aircraft that had suffered breakdown.
28: 204:
engine, which was fitted for inertia starting, avoiding the necessity for hand swinging of the propeller to start the engine. Unusually, the design of the aircraft allowed an entire spare engine to be carried on board across the rear of the passenger cabin. The cabin door's unusual shape was to
252:
and the British Marine Air Navigation Company, it inherited six D.H.34s, retaining the type in service until March 1926, when it retired the DH.34, abandoning single-engined aircraft in favour of multi-engined aircraft. The Lion engines of the DH.34s were removed and used by Imperial's fleet of
220:
of 63 mph (101 km/h) was too high and was blamed for a fatal crash in 1923, so extensions were fitted to the upper wings, increasing the wingspan from 51 ft 4 in (15.65 m) to 54 ft 4 in (16.56 m), with the revised aircraft designated the DH.34B.
264:
air services, with the fleet flying 8,000 hours in the first nine months of operation, and the second aircraft flying over 100,000 mi (160,000 km) without overhaul. Six D.H.34s were lost in accidents during the four years of their operation, of which several were fatal.
268:
In November 1923 an excellent air safety record for the "English Air Service" was broken by "a disaster in the London-Birmingham air route" when a DH.34 carrying only 3 passengers crashed near the Ivenhoe Beacon near
967: 412: 394: 185:. Consultation with potential users resulted in work on the DH.29 and DH.32 being stopped and a new airliner, the DH.34 biplane designed, with a similar 2436: 2456: 402: 167:
to realise that aircraft needed to be more efficient to improve the economics of air travel. de Havilland therefore built the ten-passenger
960: 848: 829: 813: 2446: 2206: 1775: 1264: 200:(for two pilots) being positioned ahead of the wings and the passenger cabin. It had two-bay wooden wings and was powered by a 2451: 953: 749: 908: 775: 2338: 1865: 1354: 929:
Warner, Edward P. (May 2008). "Les avions de ligne au banc d'essai en 1921" [Airlines on the Test Bench in 1921].
605: 424: 380: 1006: 886: 273:
where it was seen to be in difficulties before suddenly nose-diving at high speed into the ground killing all on board.
2125: 2120: 1690: 1665: 1444: 1001: 2251: 2180: 1780: 1599: 1424: 1404: 2343: 2256: 2019: 1770: 1650: 1645: 1439: 1434: 1134: 2375: 2307: 2297: 2292: 2287: 2282: 2277: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2175: 2095: 1875: 1870: 1850: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1795: 1790: 1750: 1740: 1735: 1725: 1635: 1589: 1584: 1469: 1409: 1304: 1299: 233:-Paris service on 2 April 1922. Daimler operated a total of six D.H.34s, four of which were leased from the 2246: 2201: 2135: 2130: 2090: 2070: 1963: 1953: 1943: 1860: 1855: 1845: 1760: 1745: 1695: 1675: 1620: 1564: 1539: 1454: 1449: 1399: 1374: 1284: 1274: 1269: 1149: 1144: 581: 249: 168: 50: 2405: 2145: 2105: 2100: 2029: 1928: 1800: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1509: 1489: 1474: 1414: 1329: 1209: 554: 178:
of similar size and capacity to the eight-passenger DH.18, but with a less powerful but more economical
66: 2312: 2140: 2115: 1958: 1933: 1880: 1700: 1660: 1559: 1549: 1499: 1459: 1429: 891: 248:
When Imperial Airways was formed on 1 April 1924, by the merger of Daimler Airway, Instone Air Line,
2110: 1938: 1765: 1685: 1604: 1594: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1534: 1524: 1514: 1504: 1419: 229:
The first DH.34 was delivered to Daimler on 31 March 1922 and entered service with Daimler on the
2415: 2410: 2400: 2395: 2359: 2196: 2170: 2165: 2150: 2085: 2065: 2024: 2014: 2009: 2004: 1948: 1923: 1885: 1840: 1835: 1755: 1730: 1720: 1640: 1630: 1625: 1554: 1544: 1529: 1494: 1484: 1479: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1294: 1289: 1279: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1164: 1154: 1139: 1129: 1124: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 164: 241:
operating a further four, all leased. One aircraft was built to the order of the Soviet airline
2441: 2160: 2155: 1680: 1655: 1519: 934: 874: 860: 844: 825: 809: 254: 179: 2302: 1670: 1464: 739:"Seats intact, but occupants smashed to a pulp", Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 15 Sept 1923, p7 569: 409: 361: 348: 343: 270: 238: 152: 85: 77: 398: 384: 369: 365: 261: 230: 593: 391: 376: 338: 331: 217: 209: 81: 2430: 212:, as part of an initial batch of nine aircraft, with the first prototype (registered 182: 976: 309: 234: 148: 55: 945: 291:
Modication of DH.34 with extended upper wing to improve stalling characteristics.
2060: 2055: 1999: 1830: 1244: 1119: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1049: 1045: 502: 415:
shortly after take-off from Croydon, killing the pilot and all seven passengers.
201: 2333: 2328: 2272: 2050: 2045: 1994: 1989: 1984: 1979: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1825: 1785: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1011: 938: 878: 316: 242: 171: 27: 186: 43: 197: 193: 175: 144: 869:
Stroud, John (June 1984). "Wings of Peace No 9: de Havilland D.H.34".
368:
due to a broken oil pipe. The aircraft was repaired and returned to
980: 423: 163:
By 1921, enough experience had been gained with operation of the
949: 915:. Vol. XIV, no. 692. 30 March 1922. pp. 185–188 750:"London Terminal Aerodrome: British Air Travellers Increasing" 858:
Jackson, A. J. (July 1979). "The end of a famous aeroplane".
909:"The D.H. Type 34 Commercial Biplane: First Machines Ready" 887:"The D.H. Type 34 Commercial Biplane: Napier "Lion" Engine" 756:. Vol. XIV, no. 712. 17 August 1922. p. 474 505:
W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
375:
On 30 August 1923, G-EBBQ, the first registered DH.34, of
782:. Vol. XVII, no. 836. 1 January 1925. p. 4 151:
in the 1920s. 12 were built, with the DH.34 serving with
895:. Vol. XIV, no. 640. 5 January 1922. p. 4 401:, Buckinghamshire whilst on a flight from Croydon to 174:, while starting work on the design of the DH.32, a 2388: 2368: 2352: 2321: 2265: 2189: 2038: 1972: 1901: 1894: 1613: 988: 588:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
129: 121: 113: 105: 100: 92: 73: 61: 49: 39: 34: 20: 696: 694: 692: 690: 688: 387:and was written off. There were no casualties. 961: 189:to the DH.29, accommodating nine passengers. 8: 864:. Vol. 7, no. 7. pp. 346–349. 933:(in French). No. 462. pp. 44–55. 822:British Civil Aircraft since 1919: Volume 2 717: 715: 642: 640: 630: 628: 626: 1898: 968: 954: 946: 17: 526:128 mph (206 km/h, 111 kn) 285:Initial production version. 11 completed. 538:63 mph (101 km/h, 55 kn) 532:105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn) 155:and its predecessors for several years. 622: 544:317 mi (510 km, 275 nmi) 428:De Havilland DH.34 3-view drawing from 808:. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. 550:12.2 lb/sq ft (60 kg/m) 7: 260:The DH.34s were used heavily on the 559:0.063 hp/lb (0.104 kW/kg) 511:3-bladed wood fixed-pitch propeller 471:51 ft 4 in (15.65 m) 465:39 ft 0 in (11.89 m) 843:(Third ed.). London: Putnam. 806:The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft 477:12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) 439:The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft 14: 841:De Havilland Aircraft since 1909 390:On 14 September 1923, G-EBBS of 324: 302: 26: 2437:Single-engined tractor aircraft 483:590 sq ft (55 m) 408:On 24 December 1924, G-EBBX of 216:) flying on 26 March 1922. The 208:Two DH.34s were ordered by the 1: 606:List of de Havilland aircraft 495:7,200 lb (3,266 kg) 489:4,574 lb (2,075 kg) 360:On 13 August 1922, G-EBBW of 149:de Havilland Aircraft Company 143:was a single engined British 2457:Aircraft first flown in 1922 1959:DH.113 Vampire Night Fighter 873:. Vol. 12, no. 6. 2473: 2298:DH.82C-2/C-4 Menasco Moth 776:"Air Disaster at Croydon" 196:-clad fuselage, with the 25: 192:The DH.34 had a wooden, 2447:1920s British airliners 839:Jackson, A. J. (1987). 820:Jackson, A. J. (1973). 709:Jackson 1973, pp. 67–68 664:Jackson 1973, pp. 68–69 444:General characteristics 413:crashed and caught fire 355:Accidents and incidents 2313:DH.115 Vampire Trainer 433: 420:Specifications (DH.34) 250:Handley Page Transport 159:Design and development 147:airliner built by the 2452:De Havilland aircraft 931:Le Fana de l'Aviation 427: 67:Geoffrey de Havilland 2242:DH.60GIII Moth Major 2288:DH.60T Moth Trainer 2121:DH.89 Dragon Rapide 804:Donald, David, ed. 730:Stroud 1984, p. 319 721:Jackson 1973, p. 68 700:Donald 1997, p. 312 682:Stroud 1984, p. 317 673:Jackson 1987, p 172 655:Jackson 1987, p 170 646:Jackson 1987, p 169 634:Jackson 1973, p. 67 576:Related development 225:Operational history 35:General information 2252:DH.85 Leopard Moth 2207:DH.53 Humming Bird 1995:DH.9/M'pala/Mantis 1871:Tiger Moth (DH.82) 1866:Tiger Moth (DH.71) 1736:Giant Moth (DH.61) 1731:Giant Moth (DH.50) 824:. London: Putnam. 434: 255:Handley Page W.10s 165:de Havilland DH.18 141:de Havilland DH.34 2424: 2423: 2384: 2383: 2283:DH.60G Gipsy Moth 2257:DH.87 Hornet Moth 2237:DH.60M Metal Moth 2232:DH.60G Gipsy Moth 2222:DH.60 Hermes Moth 2217:DH.60 Cirrus Moth 871:Aeroplane Monthly 861:Aeroplane Monthly 432:, January 5, 1922 180:Rolls-Royce Eagle 137: 136: 114:Introduction date 2464: 2389:Technical school 2339:DH.71 Tiger Moth 2308:DH.94 Moth Minor 2293:DH.82 Tiger Moth 2227:DH.60 Genet Moth 2096:DH.61 Giant Moth 2086:DH.50 Giant Moth 1954:DH.112 Sea Venom 1944:DH.110 Sea Vixen 1899: 970: 963: 956: 947: 942: 924: 922: 920: 904: 902: 900: 882: 865: 854: 835: 792: 791: 789: 787: 772: 766: 765: 763: 761: 746: 740: 737: 731: 728: 722: 719: 710: 707: 701: 698: 683: 680: 674: 671: 665: 662: 656: 653: 647: 644: 635: 632: 570:1922 in aviation 519: 446: 410:Imperial Airways 362:Instone Air Line 349:Instone Air Line 344:Imperial Airways 330: 328: 327: 308: 306: 305: 271:Leighton Buzzard 239:Instone Air Line 153:Imperial Airways 86:Instone Air Line 78:Imperial Airways 30: 18: 2472: 2471: 2467: 2466: 2465: 2463: 2462: 2461: 2427: 2426: 2425: 2420: 2380: 2376:DH.82 Queen Bee 2364: 2348: 2317: 2261: 2247:DH.80 Puss Moth 2202:DH.75 Hawk Moth 2185: 2136:DH.91 Albatross 2131:DH.90 Dragonfly 2091:DH.54 Highclere 2071:DH.29 Doncaster 2034: 1968: 1890: 1609: 995: 993: 991: 984: 974: 928: 918: 916: 907: 898: 896: 885: 868: 857: 851: 838: 832: 819: 801: 796: 795: 785: 783: 774: 773: 769: 759: 757: 748: 747: 743: 738: 734: 729: 725: 720: 713: 708: 704: 699: 686: 681: 677: 672: 668: 663: 659: 654: 650: 645: 638: 633: 624: 619: 614: 566: 515: 442: 422: 399:Ivinghoe Beacon 385:Croydon Airport 379:on a flight to 366:Marden Airfield 357: 325: 323: 303: 301: 298: 279: 227: 161: 88: 84: 69: 12: 11: 5: 2470: 2468: 2460: 2459: 2454: 2449: 2444: 2439: 2429: 2428: 2422: 2421: 2419: 2418: 2413: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2392: 2390: 2386: 2385: 2382: 2381: 2379: 2378: 2372: 2370: 2366: 2365: 2363: 2362: 2356: 2354: 2350: 2349: 2347: 2346: 2341: 2336: 2331: 2325: 2323: 2319: 2318: 2316: 2315: 2310: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2290: 2285: 2280: 2275: 2269: 2267: 2263: 2262: 2260: 2259: 2254: 2249: 2244: 2239: 2234: 2229: 2224: 2219: 2214: 2209: 2204: 2199: 2193: 2191: 2187: 2186: 2184: 2183: 2178: 2176:DH.121 Trident 2173: 2168: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2146:DH.95 Flamingo 2143: 2138: 2133: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2113: 2108: 2106:DH.83 Fox Moth 2103: 2101:DH.66 Hercules 2098: 2093: 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2042: 2040: 2036: 2035: 2033: 2032: 2030:DH.98 Mosquito 2027: 2025:DH.72 Canberra 2022: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2002: 1997: 1992: 1987: 1982: 1976: 1974: 1970: 1969: 1967: 1966: 1961: 1956: 1951: 1946: 1941: 1936: 1934:DH.100 Vampire 1931: 1929:DH.98 Mosquito 1926: 1921: 1916: 1911: 1905: 1903: 1896: 1892: 1891: 1889: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1863: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1828: 1823: 1818: 1813: 1808: 1803: 1798: 1793: 1788: 1783: 1778: 1773: 1768: 1763: 1758: 1753: 1748: 1743: 1738: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1617: 1615: 1611: 1610: 1608: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1562: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1242: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 998: 996: 989: 986: 985: 975: 973: 972: 965: 958: 950: 944: 943: 926: 905: 883: 866: 855: 849: 836: 830: 817: 800: 797: 794: 793: 767: 741: 732: 723: 711: 702: 684: 675: 666: 657: 648: 636: 621: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 609: 608: 597: 596: 594:Vickers Vulcan 585: 584: 573: 572: 565: 562: 561: 560: 551: 545: 539: 533: 527: 524:Maximum speed: 513: 512: 506: 496: 490: 484: 478: 472: 466: 460: 454: 421: 418: 417: 416: 406: 392:Daimler Airway 388: 373: 356: 353: 352: 351: 346: 341: 339:Daimler Airway 335: 334: 332:United Kingdom 320: 319: 313: 312: 297: 294: 293: 292: 289: 286: 283: 278: 275: 226: 223: 218:stalling speed 210:Daimler Airway 160: 157: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 82:Daimler Airway 80: 75: 71: 70: 65: 63: 59: 58: 53: 47: 46: 41: 37: 36: 32: 31: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2469: 2458: 2455: 2453: 2450: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2434: 2432: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2393: 2391: 2387: 2377: 2374: 2373: 2371: 2367: 2361: 2360:DH.15 Gazelle 2358: 2357: 2355: 2351: 2345: 2342: 2340: 2337: 2335: 2332: 2330: 2327: 2326: 2324: 2320: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2289: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2270: 2268: 2264: 2258: 2255: 2253: 2250: 2248: 2245: 2243: 2240: 2238: 2235: 2233: 2230: 2228: 2225: 2223: 2220: 2218: 2215: 2213: 2210: 2208: 2205: 2203: 2200: 2198: 2195: 2194: 2192: 2188: 2182: 2179: 2177: 2174: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2159: 2157: 2154: 2152: 2149: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2141:DH.92 Dolphin 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2127: 2126:DH.89 Dominie 2124: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2116:DH.86 Express 2114: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2102: 2099: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2047: 2044: 2043: 2041: 2037: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2001: 1998: 1996: 1993: 1991: 1988: 1986: 1983: 1981: 1978: 1977: 1975: 1971: 1965: 1962: 1960: 1957: 1955: 1952: 1950: 1947: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1939:DH.103 Hornet 1937: 1935: 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1922: 1920: 1917: 1915: 1912: 1910: 1907: 1906: 1904: 1900: 1897: 1893: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1867: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 1814: 1812: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1797: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1779: 1777: 1774: 1772: 1769: 1767: 1764: 1762: 1759: 1757: 1754: 1752: 1749: 1747: 1744: 1742: 1739: 1737: 1734: 1732: 1729: 1727: 1724: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1714: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1702: 1699: 1697: 1694: 1692: 1691:Dragon Rapide 1689: 1687: 1684: 1682: 1679: 1677: 1674: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1642: 1639: 1637: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1624: 1622: 1619: 1618: 1616: 1612: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1361: 1358: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1296: 1293: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1246: 1243: 1241: 1238: 1236: 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 999: 997: 987: 982: 978: 971: 966: 964: 959: 957: 952: 951: 948: 940: 936: 932: 927: 914: 910: 906: 894: 893: 888: 884: 880: 876: 872: 867: 863: 862: 856: 852: 850:0-85177-802-X 846: 842: 837: 833: 831:0-370-10010-7 827: 823: 818: 815: 814:1-85605-375-X 811: 807: 803: 802: 798: 781: 777: 771: 768: 755: 751: 745: 742: 736: 733: 727: 724: 718: 716: 712: 706: 703: 697: 695: 693: 691: 689: 685: 679: 676: 670: 667: 661: 658: 652: 649: 643: 641: 637: 631: 629: 627: 623: 616: 611: 607: 604: 603: 602: 601: 600:Related lists 595: 592: 591: 590: 589: 583: 580: 579: 578: 577: 571: 568: 567: 563: 558: 556: 552: 549: 548:Wing loading: 546: 543: 540: 537: 534: 531: 530:Cruise speed: 528: 525: 522: 521: 520: 518: 510: 507: 504: 500: 497: 494: 493:Gross weight: 491: 488: 487:Empty weight: 485: 482: 479: 476: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 459:10 passengers 458: 455: 452: 449: 448: 447: 445: 440: 438: 431: 426: 419: 414: 411: 407: 405:, Lancashire. 404: 400: 396: 393: 389: 386: 383:, crashed at 382: 378: 374: 371: 367: 363: 359: 358: 354: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 336: 333: 322: 321: 318: 315: 314: 311: 300: 299: 295: 290: 287: 284: 281: 280: 276: 274: 272: 266: 263: 262:cross channel 258: 256: 251: 246: 244: 240: 236: 232: 224: 222: 219: 215: 211: 206: 203: 199: 195: 190: 188: 184: 181: 177: 173: 170: 166: 158: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 132: 128: 125:26 March 1922 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 76: 74:Primary users 72: 68: 64: 60: 57: 54: 52: 48: 45: 42: 38: 33: 29: 24: 19: 16: 2353:Experimental 2171:DH.114 Heron 2166:DH.106 Comet 2161:DH.104 Devon 2111:DH.84 Dragon 2080: 2075: 2010:DH.11 Oxford 2005:DH.10 Amiens 2000:DH.9A Ninack 1949:DH.112 Venom 1821:Moth Trainer 1791:Menasco Moth 1781:Leopard Moth 1776:Humming Bird 1169: 1159: 1007:Biplane No.2 1002:Biplane No.1 990:de Havilland 977:de Havilland 930: 917:. Retrieved 912: 897:. Retrieved 890: 870: 859: 840: 821: 805: 799:Bibliography 784:. Retrieved 779: 770: 758:. Retrieved 753: 744: 735: 726: 705: 678: 669: 660: 651: 599: 598: 587: 586: 575: 574: 553: 547: 541: 536:Stall speed: 535: 529: 523: 516: 514: 508: 498: 492: 486: 480: 474: 468: 462: 456: 450: 443: 441: 436: 435: 429: 377:Daimler Hire 310:Soviet Union 267: 259: 247: 228: 213: 207: 191: 162: 140: 138: 122:First flight 106:Manufactured 93:Number built 56:de Havilland 51:Manufacturer 15: 2344:DH.88 Comet 2156:DH.104 Dove 2020:DH.27 Derby 2015:DH.14 Okapi 1771:Hornet Moth 1751:Hermes Moth 1641:Comet (jet) 1636:Cirrus Moth 517:Performance 509:Propellers: 503:Napier Lion 499:Powerplant: 235:Air Council 202:Napier Lion 2431:Categories 2278:DH.60 Moth 2212:DH.60 Moth 1816:Moth Minor 1811:Moth Major 1796:Metal Moth 1741:Gipsy Moth 1726:Genet Moth 919:9 December 899:9 December 786:9 December 760:9 December 612:References 555:Power/mass 481:Wing area: 403:Manchester 364:landed at 2303:DH.93 Don 2039:Passenger 1861:Sea Venom 1856:Sea Vixen 1851:Queen Bee 1846:Puss Moth 1761:Highclere 1746:Hawk Moth 1696:Dragonfly 1676:Doncaster 1621:Albatross 992:numerical 939:0757-4169 879:0143-7240 617:Citations 469:Wingspan: 457:Capacity: 437:Data from 317:Dobrolyot 296:Operators 243:Dobrolyot 172:monoplane 2442:Biplanes 2266:Trainers 1902:Fighters 1801:Mosquito 1716:Fox Moth 1711:Flamingo 1706:Hercules 1631:Canberra 994:sequence 983:aircraft 564:See also 277:Variants 187:fuselage 62:Designer 44:Airliner 1973:Bombers 1895:By role 1881:Vampire 1876:Trident 1721:Gazelle 1701:Express 1666:Dominie 1661:Dolphin 1614:By name 475:Height: 463:Length: 395:crashed 381:Antwerp 370:Croydon 237:, with 231:Croydon 198:cockpit 194:plywood 176:biplane 145:biplane 130:Retired 101:History 2369:Drones 2322:Racers 2190:Sports 2181:DH.125 1964:DH.116 1841:Oxford 1831:Ninack 1826:M'pala 1786:Mantis 1766:Hornet 1686:Dragon 1626:Amiens 1605:DH.126 1600:DH.125 1595:DH.123 1590:DH.122 1585:DH.121 1580:DH.120 1575:DH.119 1570:DH.118 1565:DH.116 1560:DH.115 1555:DH.114 1550:DH.113 1545:DH.112 1540:DH.110 1535:DH.108 1530:DH.106 1525:DH.105 1520:DH.104 1515:DH.103 1510:DH.102 1505:DH.101 1500:DH.100 937:  913:Flight 892:Flight 877:  847:  828:  812:  780:Flight 754:Flight 542:Range: 430:Flight 329:  307:  288:DH.34B 214:G-EBBQ 183:engine 2416:T.K.5 2411:T.K.4 2406:T.K.3 2401:T.K.2 2396:T.K.1 2334:DH.9R 2329:DH.4R 2197:DH.51 2151:DH.96 2081:DH.34 2076:DH.32 2066:DH.18 2061:DH.16 2056:DH.9C 2051:DH.9B 2046:DH.4A 1924:DH.77 1886:Venom 1836:Okapi 1756:Heron 1656:Devon 1651:Derby 1646:Comet 1495:DH.99 1490:DH.98 1485:DH.97 1480:DH.96 1475:DH.95 1470:DH.94 1465:DH.93 1460:DH.92 1455:DH.91 1450:DH.90 1445:DH.89 1440:DH.88 1435:DH.87 1430:DH.86 1425:DH.85 1420:DH.84 1415:DH.83 1410:DH.82 1405:DH.81 1400:DH.80 1395:DH.79 1390:DH.78 1385:DH.77 1380:DH.76 1375:DH.75 1370:DH.74 1365:DH.73 1360:DH.72 1355:DH.71 1350:DH.70 1345:DH.69 1340:DH.68 1335:DH.67 1330:DH.66 1325:DH.65 1320:DH.64 1315:DH.63 1310:DH.62 1305:DH.61 1300:DH.60 1295:DH.59 1290:DH.58 1285:DH.57 1280:DH.56 1275:DH.55 1270:DH.54 1265:DH.53 1260:DH.52 1255:DH.51 1250:DH.50 1245:DH.49 1240:DH.48 1235:DH.47 1230:DH.46 1225:DH.45 1220:DH.44 1215:DH.43 1210:DH.42 1205:DH.41 1200:DH.40 1195:DH.39 1190:DH.38 1185:DH.37 1180:DH.36 1175:DH.35 1170:DH.34 1165:DH.33 1160:DH.32 1155:DH.31 1150:DH.30 1145:DH.29 1140:DH.28 1135:DH.27 1130:DH.26 1125:DH.25 1120:DH.24 1115:DH.23 1110:DH.22 1105:DH.21 1100:DH.20 1095:DH.19 1090:DH.18 1085:DH.17 1080:DH.16 1075:DH.15 1070:DH.14 1065:DH.12 1060:DH.11 1055:DH.10 1050:DH.9C 1046:DH.9A 981:Airco 582:DH.29 451:Crew: 282:DH.34 169:DH.29 21:DH.34 2273:DH.6 1990:DH.4 1985:DH.3 1980:DH.1 1919:DH.5 1914:DH.2 1909:DH.1 1806:Moth 1681:Dove 1042:DH.9 1037:DH.6 1032:DH.5 1027:DH.4 1022:DH.3 1017:DH.2 1012:DH.1 979:and 935:ISSN 921:2023 901:2023 875:ISSN 845:ISBN 826:ISBN 810:ISBN 788:2023 762:2023 501:1 × 139:The 133:1926 117:1922 109:1922 40:Type 1671:Don 453:Two 397:at 2433:: 1048:/ 1044:/ 911:. 889:. 778:. 752:. 714:^ 687:^ 639:^ 625:^ 257:. 245:. 96:12 969:e 962:t 955:v 941:. 925:, 923:. 903:. 881:. 853:. 834:. 816:. 790:. 764:. 557:: 372:.

Index


Airliner
Manufacturer
de Havilland
Geoffrey de Havilland
Imperial Airways
Daimler Airway
Instone Air Line
biplane
de Havilland Aircraft Company
Imperial Airways
de Havilland DH.18
DH.29
monoplane
biplane
Rolls-Royce Eagle
engine
fuselage
plywood
cockpit
Napier Lion
Daimler Airway
stalling speed
Croydon
Air Council
Instone Air Line
Dobrolyot
Handley Page Transport
Handley Page W.10s
cross channel

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.