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The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British Monoplane short-haul airliner from De Havilland , the successor to the bi-plane De Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs.

The design came about from the Brabazon Committee report which called for a British designed short haul feeder for airlines.

==Production

Production of the Dove and its varinats consisted of 388 civilian Doves, 127 military '''Devon C.2'''s and 13 '''Sea Devon''' .


SERVICE

The Dove first flew on 25 September 1945 .


VARIANTS

  • Dove 1

  • Dove 2 - executive interior version

  • Dove 4 - military

  • Dove 5 - more powerful engines

  • Dove 6, 6A - executive versions of the 5

  • Dove 6BA

  • Dove 7

  • Dove 8, 8A, "Custom 300" - 5 seater


  • Devon C.2 Communications and Transport


  • Riley 400 - conversion of Dove with Lycoming flat engines



MILITARY OPERATORS

  • Argentina, Belgian Congo (Zaire), Brazil, Ceylon (Sri Lanka),

  • Egypt, Eire (Ireland), Ethiopia,

  • India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia,

  • New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden,

  • United Kingdom ( Royal Air Force , Royal Navy ).



SPECIFICATIONS

General characteristics


  • Crew: 2

  • Passengers: 8

  • Wingspan: 57 ft (17.37 m)

  • Length: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)

  • Height: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)

  • Wing area: 335 sq ft (31.1 m&2)

  • Empty weight: 5,725 lb (2,600 kg)

  • Gross weight: 8,800 lb (4,000 kg)

  • Powerplant: 2x De Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 2 geared, supercharged 6-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engines rated at 380 bhp (283 kW).


Performance


  • Maximum speed: 202 mph (325 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)

  • Rate of climb: 920 ft/min (4.7 m/s)

  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

  • Maximum range: 1,070 m (1,720 km)



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