Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, is a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines. It further exploited the wooden construction techniques that had been pioneered by the de Havilland Mosquito. Development of the Hornet had started during the Second World War as a private venture.
14 January 1950 DE689, a De Havilland Tiger Moth of No. 4 Flying Training School, crashed after engine cut in Southern Rhodesia. one killed. [13] 17 January 1950 PX388, a De Havilland Hornet F.3 of No. 65 Squadron RAF flew into a house in low cloud in Germany, one killed. [13]
The company later developed the de Havilland Gnome turboshaft under licence from the General Electric T58 design, but the company was absorbed into Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited (BSEL) in 1961; Bristol Siddeley itself subsequently merged with Rolls-Royce Limited in 1966 and the merged company continued with the "Rolls-Royce" name.
[221] [222] [nb 28] Considerable efforts were made by de Havilland Canada to resolve problems with engine and oil systems and an additional five hours of flight testing were introduced before the ferry flight, but the actual cause of some of the losses was unknown. Nevertheless, by the end of the war, nearly 500 Mosquito bombers and fighter ...
A French Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter transporting Multinational Force and Observers crashed into a truck while making an emergency landing near El-Thamad, Egypt killing all nine people on board. 11 May A Republic of China Air Force Northrop F-5 crashed onto a building at an army base in Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
The de Havilland Biplane No. 2 or F.E.1 in flight, circa 1911 A de Havilland Airco DH.9 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in 2008 A de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth at Kemble Airport in 2003 1936 de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth taking off at Kemble Air Day, Wiltshire, in 2008 A DH.89 Dragon Rapide of the Army Parachute Association at RAF ...
Powered by two de Havilland Gnome turboprops with a high-wing layout and a maximum capacity of 40 passengers or a payload of 7800 lb. Designed for economic operations over very short routes (e.g. 200 mi), but with a full fuel load and payload reduced to 2400 lb, the range could be extended to 1610 mi. Abandoned due to competition with the HS ...
The first prototype flew in January 1919, [2] powered by two 320 hp (239 kW) Dragonfly engines. The prototype encountered handling problems, and was handicapped by the Dragonfly engines, which were extremely unreliable, being prone to overheating and excessive vibration, while not delivering the expected power.