List of de Havilland aircraft

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This is, list of aircraft produced or proposed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company from its founding in 1920 until its purchase by (and integration into) the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1959.

The aircraft are ordered by de Havilland model number; the DH.89, for example, was the company's 89th design.


designs prior to company foundation

these are designs by Geoffrey de Havilland while working for himself or for other manufacturers.


Model Name First flight Remarks
Biplane No. 1 December 1909 single-seat biplane
Biplane No. 2 25 September1910 single-seat pusher configuration biplane - became the F.E.1 when de Havilland joined the staff at the Royal Aircraft Factory
DH.1 January 1915 two-seat reconnaissance biplane
DH.2 1 June1915 single-seat pusher configuration biplane fighter
DH.3
DH.4 August 1916 two-seat biplane day bomber
DH.5 October 1916
DH.6 1916
DH.9 July 1917 two-seat day bomber biplane
DH.10 Amiens 4 March1918 twin-engine day bomber biplane
DH.11 Oxford
DH.12
DH.13
DH.14 Okapi
DH.15 Gazelle
DH.16
DH.18 De Havilland DH.18 1920 Single engined airliner

de Havilland Aircraft Company designs

Model Name First flight Remarks
DH.27 Derby 13 October1922 heavy biplane day bomber for Specification 2/20
DH.29 Doncaster 5 July1921 long-range research monoplane for the Air Ministry
DH.32 not built biplane airliner
DH.34 26 March1922 biplane airliner, based on DH.32
DH.37 June 1922 touring biplane, designed to special order
DH.42 Dormouse 25 July1923 reconnaissance fighter to Specification 22/22
DH.42B "Dingo"
DH.50 30 July1923 four-passenger transport biplane
DH.51 1 July1924 three-seat biplane, private venture
DH.52
DH.53 Humming Bird 2 October1923 single-seat monoplane
DH.54 Highclere 18 June1924 12-passenger biplane airliner
DH.56 Hyena 17 May1925 Army biplane developed for Specification 33/26
DH.60 Moth 22 February1925 two-seat light biplane
DH.60G Gipsy Moth 22 February1925 DH.60 Moth powered by Gipsy I engine
DH.61 Giant Moth December 1927 8-passenger biplane airliner
DH.62
DH.63
DH.64
DH.65 Hound 17 November1926 day bomber biplane
DH.66 Hercules 30 September1926 3-engined biplane airliner, 14 passengers
DH.67
DH.68
DH.69
DH.70
DH.71 Tiger Moth July 1927 high-speed monoplane, private venture
DH.72 28 July1931 3-engined night bomber, based on DH.66 and designed to Specification B.22/27
DH.73
DH.74
DH.75 Hawk Moth 7 December1928 six-seat cabin monoplane
DH.77 11 July1929 single-seat interceptor, private venture designed to Specification F.20/27
DH.80 Puss Moth 9 September1929 three-seat touring monoplane, high-wing
DH.81 Swallow Moth 21 August1931 two-seat sporting monoplane
DH.82 Tiger Moth 26 October1931 two-seat primary trainer
DH.83 Fox Moth 29 January1932 small passenger biplane
DH.84 Dragon 24 November1932 large biplane airliner
DH.85 Leopard Moth 27 May1933 three-seat cabin monoplane
DH.86 Express 14 January1934 four-engine airliner, based on DH.84 Dragon
DH.87 Hornet Moth 9 May1934 light biplane
DH.88 Comet 8 September1934 twin-engine racing monoplane
DH.89 Dragon Rapide 17 April1934 twin-engine airliner
DH.90 Dragonfly 12 August1935 twin-engine biplane, five seats
DH.91 Albatross 20 May1937 four-engine airliner, 22 passengers
DH.92 Dolphin 9 September1936 twin-engine airliner, designed to replace DH.89 Dragon Rapide
DH.93 Don 18 June1937 liaison aircraft
DH.94 Moth Minor 22 June1937 primary trainer, designed to replace Moth
DH.95 Flamingo 22 December1938 twin-engine transport
DH.98 Mosquito 25 November1940 twin-engine fighter and bomber
DH.99 Mosquito fast bomber derivative, developed into DH.101 concept
DH.100 Vampire 29 September1943 jet fighter
DH.101 Mosquito fast heavy bomber derivative with Napier Sabre engines
DH.102 Mosquito II fast heavy bomber derivative with two-stage Merlin engines
DH.103 Hornet 28 July1944 twin-engine fighter
DH.104 Dove 25 September1945 8-passenger airliner
DH.105
DH.106 Comet 27 July1949 jet airliner
DH.107
DH.108 Swallow 15 May1946 prototype jet aircraft
DH.109
DH.110 Sea Vixen 26 September1951 two-seat naval fighter
DH.112 Venom 2 September1949 jet fighter
DH.113 Vampire NF.10 night fighter variant
DH.114 Heron 10 May1950 small airliner
DH.115 Vampire T.11 trainer variant
DH.116 Sea Venom not built modernized Sea Venom project
DH.121 Trident 9 January1962 three-engine jet airliner
DH.125 Hawker 125 13 August1962 medium corporate jet

References

  1. "de Havilland". Royal Air Force Museum Aircraft Thesaurus. Retrieved 2006-05-08.
  2. "de Havilland". British Aircraft Directory. Retrieved 2006-05-08.

See also