De Havilland Dragon Aircraft
Dragon, Woburn 1999. Copyright: Chris Young | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
24 November 1932 |
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DH.84 Dragon 1: |
62 - The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
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DH.84 Dragon 2: |
53 - The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd 87 - de Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Australia |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon 2 |
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Type: |
Twin engined cabin biplane for passenger or freight carrying |
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Wing: |
Braced biplane of equal span with swept back leading edge. Positive dihedral on both upper and lower wings. Steel tube interplane struts. Wooden construction with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings. |
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Fuselage: |
Rectangular in cross section. Wooden box construction, with spruce members and plywood covering. Fabric over all |
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Tail Unit: |
Normal monoplane type with wire bracing from fin and fuselage to rear spars of tailplane. Balanced rudder, unbalanced elevators. Fabric covering |
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Landing Gear: |
Divided semi cantilever type. In each unit leg is rigidly braced aft to rear spar and inwards to fuselage. Tracking tailwheel. |
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Power Plant: |
Two 130hp DH Gipsy-Major four cylinder in line inverted engines |
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Accommodation: |
Pilot sits in extreme nose in enclosed cockpit. Door in bulkhead behind pilot gives access to cabin |
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Dimensions | |
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Span: |
47 ft |
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Length: |
34 ft 6 in |
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Height: |
10 ft 1 in |
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Wing Area: |
376 sq ft |
Weights | |
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Empty: |
2,385 lb |
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Max Loaded: |
4,500 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Speed: |
128 mph at sea level |
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Initial Rate of Climb: |
612 ft/min |
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Absolute Ceiling: |
15,000 ft |
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Cruising Range: |
545 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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Dragon 1: |
G-ACIT - Science Museum Air Transport Collection, Wroughton Airfield - Display VH-SNB - Museum of Flight, East Fortune Aerodrome - Display |
Web Sites | |