de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH.104 Dove
Manufactured 1946–1967
First flight 25 September 1945
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History de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH.104 Dove
Manufactured 1946–1967, First flight 25 September 1945
The de Havilland DH.104 Dove is a British short-haul airliner developed and manufactured by de Havilland. The design, which was a monoplane successor to the pre-war Dragon Rapide biplane, came about from the Brabazon Committee report which, amongst other aircraft types, called for a British-designed short-haul feeder for airlines. The Dove was a popular aircraft and is considered to be one of Britain's most successful postwar civil designs, with over 500 aircraft manufactured between 1946 and 1967. Several military variants were operated, such as the Devon by the Royal Air Force and the Sea Devon by the Royal Navy, and the type also saw service with a number of overseas military forces.
Operational service
The Dove first flew on 25 September 1945. In December 1946, the Dove entered service with Central African Airways. Initial production of the Dove took place at de Havilland's Hatfield factory, but from 1951 the aircraft were built at the company's Broughton facility near Chester.The final example of the type was delivered in 1967. Production of the Dove and its variants totalled 544 aircraft,including two prototypes, 127 military-orientated Devons and 13 Sea Devons.
Variants
- Dove 1 : Light transport aircraft, seating up to 11 passengers. Powered by two 330 hp (250 kW)) de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70-3 piston engines.
- Dove 1B : Dove Mk 1 aircraft, fitted with two 340 hp (250 kW) Gipsy Queen 70-4 piston engines.
- Dove 2 : Executive transport version, seating up to six passengers. Powered by two 330 hp (250 kW) Gipsy Queen 70-3 piston engines.
- Dove 2B : Dove Mk 2 aircraft, fitted with two 340 hp (250 kW) Gipsy Queen 70-4 piston engines.
- Dove 3 : Proposed high-altitude survey version. Not built.
- Dove 4 : Military transport and communications version.
- Devon C Mk 1 : Transport and communications version for the RAF.
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de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH.104 Dove
Manufactured 1946–1967 First flight 25 September 1945
de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH.104 Dove
Manufactured 1946–1967 First flight 25 September 1945
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- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 8 passengers / 1,477 lb (670 kg) max payload
- Length: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
- Wingspan: 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
- Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
- Wing area: 335 sq ft (31.1 m2)
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- Empty weight: (2,869 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (4,060 kg)
- Maximum landing weight: 3,856 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 168 imp gal (202 US gal; 764 L) in four wing tanks, with provision for a 52 imp gal (62 US gal; 236 L) in the rear luggage compartment
- Powerplant: 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 Mk.3 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engines, 400 hp (300 kW) each
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- Maximum speed: (370 km/h, 200 kn)
- Cruise speed: 187 mph (301 km/h, 162 kn) maximum at 8,000 ft (2,438 m) and 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) AUW
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- 138 mph (120 kn; 222 km/h) economical, 60% power, 8,000 ft (2,438 m) and 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) AUW
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- Range: 880 mi (1,420 km, 760 nmi) full fuel, 1,398 lb (634 kg) payload, 45 minutes hold and 5% reserve
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- 385 mi (335 nmi; 620 km) full fuel, 2,000 lb (907 kg) payload, 45 minutes hold and 5% reserve
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- Service ceiling: 21,700 ft (6,600 m)
Links to Youtube & Others
A few Doves and civilianised Devons remained in use in 2011 in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and elsewhere with small commercial firms and with private pilot owners.
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DH.104 Dove
n excess of 50 Doves were sold to various operators in the United States by Jack Riley, an overseas distributor for the type..
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The crew typically consisted of a pilot and radio operator, although rapidly removable dual flight controls
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