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The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, was 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.
DH.87A Hornet Moth retaining the original tapered wing design. Wetaskiwin, Alberta, June 1996. The prototype first flew at Hatfield on 9 May 1934 and, with two other pre-production aircraft, embarked on an extensive test program that resulted in the first production aircraft (designated DH.87A) completed in August 1935 having wings of greater outboard taper.
de Havilland Hornet F Mk.1, PR Mk.2, F Mk.3, FR Mk.4. Redesigned "slimline" versions for the de Havilland Hornet. Engine modified to decrease frontal area to a minimum and was the first Merlin series to use down-draught induction systems. Coolant pump moved from the bottom of the engine to the starboard side. Two-speed, two-stage supercharger ...
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 ...
Recently retired Fleet Air Arm de Havilland Sea Mosquito, a navalised Mosquito for Royal Navy use as a torpedo bomber, began arriving for use in August 1952. These were later replaced during 1953 by de Havilland Sea Hornet, a naval carrier-capable version of the Hornet twin-engined fighter aircraft.
This is a list of the aircraft types flown by Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown, RN.The list was compiled and verified by the Guinness Book of Records. [1]The list includes only the main aircraft types, for example, Brown flew 14 different marks of Spitfire, but only the basic types are listed here.
Dedicated "high altitude" version used in the Westland Welkin high-altitude fighter and some later Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito variants. The odd-numbered mark drove a Marshall Roots-type blower for cockpit pressurising. Merlin 130/131 (RM 14SM) 2,060 hp (1,540 kW); redesigned "slimline" versions for the de Havilland Hornet. Engine design ...
8 July 1957 – de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.Mk 1, of 60 Squadron RAF stalled and crashed into married quarters at Tengah Airfield, Singapore, killing two women and a fifteen month old child. The pilot died, as did a fireman and a bystander, killed when a fire truck crashed. 8 other people were injured as a result of the crash.