De Havilland DH.104 Dove

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de Havilland DH.104 Dove
De Havilland DH.104 Dove 8 D-INKA OTT 2013 05
Type: Feeder aircraft , transport aircraft
Design country:
Manufacturer:

de Havilland Aircraft Company

First flight:

September 25, 1945

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

De Havilland DH.104 Mk.5 Dove (OE-BVM) in the Technical Museum Vienna

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

de Havilland Dove (D-IFSA)
Inside view of the Dove pictured above (D-IFSA)

The list is not complete.

Military users

RNZAF Devon C.1 at Wellington Airport 1971

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

de Havilland Dove Srs 5
Parameter Data
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

Commons : De Havilland DH.104 Dove  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. De Havilland Dove (Post-War Propliners) , in Airplane Monthly, October 1994, pp. 65-69 list of variants
  2. ^ John WR Taylor (ed.): Jane's All The World's Aircraft - 1965-66 , Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd., London, 1965, p. 147
  3. ^ Accident report DH. Dove ZS-DDW , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase , accessed January 15, 2018.
  4. D-IKUR has been restored