De Havilland DH.104 Dove
de Havilland DH.104 Dove | |
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Type: | Feeder aircraft , transport aircraft |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: | |
Commissioning: |
1946 |
Production time: |
1945–1964 |
Number of pieces: |
528 |
The de Havilland DH. 104 Dove is a low- wing aircraft produced by the British aircraft manufacturer De Havilland Aircraft Company , which was used as a short-haul transport aircraft. It is the successor to the De Havilland Dragon Rapide biplane and was one of Britain's most successful aircraft types after the Second World War . It is driven by two piston engines and has no pressurized cabin .
Construction of the aircraft began after the Brabazon Commission's report called for a British short-haul aircraft as a feeder for airlines.
First flight and delivery
The Dove completed its maiden flight on September 25, 1945. The production of the Dove and its variants included 388 civil Dove, 127 military Devon C.2 and 13 Sea Devon . After De Havilland was incorporated into the Hawker-Siddeley group, the pattern was marketed as the Hawker Siddeley Dove .
Production ended in 1964, today around 10 to 12 Dove are still ready to fly worldwide .
Versions
Variants after and
- Dove Srs. 1
- Light transport aircraft. 330 hp Gipsy Queen 70-3
- Dove Srs. 1B
- like Dove 1, but 340 HP Gipsy Queen 70-4
- Dove Srs. 2
- 6-seater “Executive” version for business flights.
- Dove Srs. 2 B
- like Dove 2, but 340 HP Gipsy Queen 70-4
- Dove Srs. 3
- unrealized project of a high-flying surveillance aircraft
- Dove Srs. 4th
- Military version for transport and communication of the British Royal Air Force , there called Devon C.1 (C Mk.1) and Devon C.2 / 2 (330 HP).
- Dove Srs. 5
- like Dove 1B, but 380 HP Gipsy Queen 70 Mk.2 engines, 20% higher payload compared to Srs. 1
- Dove Srs. 5A
- like Srs. 5, for the US market
- Dove Srs. 6th
- like Dove Srs. 5, but with special executive equipment
- Dove Srs. 6A
- like Srs. 6, for US market
- Dove Srs. 6BA
- like Srs.2A, with Gipsy Queen 70 Mk.2, 380 HP, but weight of the Dove 1
- Dove Srs. 7th
- like Srs. 5, but with 400 HP Gipsy Queen 70 Mk.3 engines, enlarged cockpit, first flight February 1960, 8,950 lb takeoff weight
- Dove Srs. 7A
- like Srs. 7, for US market
- Dove Srs. 8th
- like Srs. 7, but with special executive equipment
- Dove Srs. 8A
- Variant of the Srs. 8 for the USA, sometimes also called "Custom 800"
- Devon C. Mk.1
- Two 380 hp Gipsy Queen 70, light liaison aircraft
- Devon C. Mk.2
- C. Mk.1 retrofitted with new Gipsy Queen 175 engines
- Sea Devon C. Mk.20
- Version of the C. Mk.1 for transport and communication for the British Royal Navy . 13 built
- Riley 400
- Conversion of the Dove with Lycoming engines.
Civilian use
The list is not complete.
- Airlines of Western Australia
- Airways (India)
- Belgian International Air Services
- BKS Air Transport
- BOAC
- British Eagle International Airlines
- British Midland Airways
- Cambrian Air Services
- Central African Airways
- Channel Airways
- East African Airways
- Hunting
- Iranian Airways
- LAN Chile
- LTU
- Morton Air Services
- Olley
- Sabena
- Skyways
- South African Airways
- Sudan Airways
- Transportes Aéreos de Timor
- Union of Burma Airways
- West African Airways
Military users
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Argentina
- Biafra
- Brazil
- India
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Jordan
- Yugoslavia
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
- United Kingdom
- Zaire
Incidents
- On January 12, 1951, a De Havilland Dove 1 of the South African United Airways ( aircraft registration ZS-DDW ) broke apart in turbulence near Ixopo . All ten passengers and two crew members died.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 1 - 2 |
Passengers | Business aircraft 5–6, commercial aircraft 8–11 |
length | 11.96 m |
span | 17.37 m |
height | 4.06 m |
Wing area | 31.12 m² |
Wing extension | 9.7 |
payload | 1460 kg |
Empty mass | 2600 kg |
Takeoff mass | 4060 kg |
Wing loading | 128.2 kg / m² |
Power load | 5.66 kg / hp |
Top speed | 325 km / h |
Cruising speed | 288 km / h |
Take-off distance over 15 m | 740 m |
Landing distance of 15 m | 585 m |
Service ceiling | 6100 m |
Rate of climb | 4.7 m / s |
Range | 1720 km |
Engines | two stocky, mechanically charged and air-cooled 6-cylinder in- line engines de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 2 each with 283 kW (380 SHP) |
consumption | 124 l / h |
Related developments
The four-engine De Havilland DH.114 Heron was developed from the Dove .
Trivia
A de Havilland DH. 104 played a role in the movie " Theo against the rest of the world " from 1980. This aircraft was later restored and is stationed at Soest airfield.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ De Havilland Dove (Post-War Propliners) , in Airplane Monthly, October 1994, pp. 65-69 list of variants
- ^ John WR Taylor (ed.): Jane's All The World's Aircraft - 1965-66 , Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd., London, 1965, p. 147
- ^ Accident report DH. Dove ZS-DDW , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase , accessed January 15, 2018.
- ↑ D-IKUR has been restored