De Havilland Dragonfly

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DH.90 Dragonfly
Type Light Transport
Manufacturer De Havilland Aircraft Company
Maiden flight 1935
Introduced 1936
Number built 67

The de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly was a 1930s British twin-engined luxury touring biplane built by De Havilland Aircraft Company at Hatfield Aerodrome.

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[edit] History

Externally like a scaled-down version of the Dragon Rapide the Dragonfly had a new pre-formed plywood monocoque shell and strengthened fuselage. Designed as a luxury touring aircraft for four passengers and a pilot. The first aircraft first flew on the 12 August 1935. The Dragonfly achieved the maximum performance on low power by using the new construction methods but was expensive to buy (£2,650) which restricted sales to wealthy private individuals.

After the first sales the aircraft began to be used in charter business and was widely exported. A few aircraft were converted to use floats by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.

[edit] Variants

  • DH.90 : Prototype.
  • DH.90A : Twin-engined light transport biplane.

[edit] Current operators

Thought to be one of only two currently flying examples of the Dragonfly, ZK-AYR[1] is operated on scenic and aircraft experience flights by the Croydon Aircraft Company at Mandeville, near Gore, New Zealand.[2]

[edit] Former operators

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  • Misr Airwork Ltd
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  • Air Services of India Ltd
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  • Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways
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  • Air Dispatch Ltd
  • Air Commerce Ltd
  • Air Service Training Ltd
  • Air Taxis Ltd
  • Anglo-European Airways Ltd
  • Birkett Air Services Ltd
  • British Continental Airways Ltd
  • International Air Freight Ltd
  • Plymouth Airport Ltd
  • Royal Air Force
  • Silver City Airways Ltd
  • Western Airways Ltd

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Length: 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
  • Wingspan: 43 ft 0 in (13.11 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
  • Wing area: 256 ft² (23.78 m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1134 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,000 lb (1814 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× De Havilland Gipsy Major inline piston engine, 130 hp (97 kw) each

Performance


[edit] References

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing.
  • Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. London: Putnam, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10107-X.

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[edit] See also

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