List of de Havilland aircraft
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This is a list of aircraft
produced or proposed by Geoffrey de Havilland
or designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company
from its founding in 1920 until its purchase by (and integration into) the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1959.
The aircraft are ordered by de Havilland model number; The numbers started with De Havilland's entry into the Airco
company. although Airco built the planes, their design was owned by De Havilland and when De Havilland started his own company, he continued the numbering. This went on even for later designs of De Havilland's aircraft company, even if they were designed by a factory team with little input from De Havilland himself. The DH.89, for example, was the De Havilland's 89th design.
The designs DH.121 and DH.125 which were under development when De Havilland merged into the Hawker Siddeley Group kept their numbering and were produced as the Hawker 121 Trident and the Hawker 125.
The list does not include aircraft designed by de Havilland Canada
or de Havilland Australia, founded as a de Havilland subsidiaries.
Aircraft
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produced or proposed by Geoffrey de Havilland
Geoffrey de Havilland
Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS, was a British aviation pioneer and aircraft engineer...
or designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company
De Havilland
The de Havilland Aircraft Company was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey de Havilland had been chief designer, was sold to BSA by the owner George Holt Thomas. De Havilland then set up a company under his name in September of that year at Stag Lane...
from its founding in 1920 until its purchase by (and integration into) the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1959.
The aircraft are ordered by de Havilland model number; The numbers started with De Havilland's entry into the Airco
Airco
The Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited was established in 1912 by George Holt Thomas at The Hyde in Hendon, north London, England.-Geoffrey de Havilland:...
company. although Airco built the planes, their design was owned by De Havilland and when De Havilland started his own company, he continued the numbering. This went on even for later designs of De Havilland's aircraft company, even if they were designed by a factory team with little input from De Havilland himself. The DH.89, for example, was the De Havilland's 89th design.
The designs DH.121 and DH.125 which were under development when De Havilland merged into the Hawker Siddeley Group kept their numbering and were produced as the Hawker 121 Trident and the Hawker 125.
The list does not include aircraft designed by de Havilland Canada
De Havilland Canada
The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. company was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
or de Havilland Australia, founded as a de Havilland subsidiaries.
Designs prior to company foundation
These are designs by Geoffrey de Havilland while working for himself or for other manufacturers.Model | Name | First flight | Remarks |
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Biplane No. 1 De Havilland Biplane No. 1 -References:Bibliography* Taylor M.J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation London: Studio Editions, 1989 p.308* Jackson, A. J. de Havilland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1962-External links:Flight magazine 9 April 1910... |
December 1909 | single-seat biplane | |
Biplane No. 2 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.1 The F.E.1 was designed and built in 1910 by the pioneer designer Geoffrey de Havilland. He used it to teach himself to fly during late 1910. After De Havilland was appointed assistant designer and test pilot at Army Balloon Factory at Farnborough in December 1910 the War Office bought the... |
25 September 1910 | single-seat pusher configuration Pusher configuration In a craft with a pusher configuration the propeller are mounted behind their respective engine. According to Bill Gunston, a "pusher propeller" is one mounted behind engine so that drive shaft is in compression... biplane - became the F.E.1 when de Havilland joined the staff at the Royal Aircraft Factory Royal Aircraft Establishment The Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough... |
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DH.1 | Airco DH.1 Airco DH.1 |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Grey, C. G. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 . New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1969. ISBN 0-0001-890-1.... |
January 1915 | two-seat reconnaissance biplane |
DH.2 | Airco DH.2 Airco DH.2 |-DH.2 aces:Distinguished pilots of the DH.2 included Victoria Cross winner Lanoe Hawker , who was the first commander of No 24 Squadron and ace Alan Wilkinson. The commander of No. 32 Squadron, Lionel Rees won the Victoria Cross flying the D.H.2 for single handedly attacking a formation of 10... |
1 June 1915 | single-seat pusher configuration biplane fighter |
DH.3 | Airco DH.3 Airco DH.3 -References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: Prospero Books, 1997, p. 118. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.... |
twin-engined bomber | |
DH.4 | Airco DH.4 | August 1916 | two-seat biplane day bomber |
DH.5 | Airco DH.5 Airco DH.5 -Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. Warplanes of the First World War, Vol. 1. London: MacDonald, 1965, pp. 128–132.* Jackson, A.J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1962.... |
October 1916 | single-seat fighter |
DH.6 | Airco DH.6 Airco DH.6 The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Skyhook", the trainer became a widely used light civil aircraft in the postwar era.... |
1916 | trainer |
DH.9 | Airco DH.9 Airco DH.9 The Airco DH.9 - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War... |
July 1917 | two-seat day bomber biplane |
DH.10 | Airco DH.10 Amiens Airco DH.10 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft Since 1919, Volume 2. London: Putnam, Second Edition, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.*Jackson A. J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-802-X.... |
4 March 1918 | twin-engine day bomber biplane |
DH.11 | Airco Oxford | 1919 | twin-engined day bomber |
DH.12 | DH.12 | modified DH.11 - unbuilt | |
DH.14 | (Airco) Okapi De Havilland Okapi |-See also:-External links:*... |
1919 | Two-seat day bomber to replace DH.4 and DH.9 |
DH.15 | Airco Gazelle | 1919 | Experimental aircraft similar to DH.9 |
DH.16 | Airco DH.16 | 1919 | Redesigned DH9 with four-seat enclosed cockpit for use as a commercial biplane |
DH.18 | (Airco) DH.18 | 1920 | 8 seat Single-engined commercial aircraft |
de Havilland Aircraft Company designs
Model | Name | First flight | Remarks |
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DH.27 | Derby De Havilland DH.27 Derby |-References:... |
13 October 1922 | heavy biplane day bomber for Specification 2/20 |
DH.29 | Doncaster De Havilland Doncaster -External links:* FLIGHT, September 29, 1921, pages 641/647, detailed photos and drawings... |
5 July 1921 | long-range research monoplane for the Air Ministry Air Ministry The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964... |
DH.32 | not built | biplane airliner | |
DH.34 | 26 March 1922 | biplane airliner, based on DH.32 | |
DH.37 | June 1922 | touring biplane, designed to special order | |
DH.42 | Dormouse | 25 July 1923 | reconnaissance fighter to Specification 22/22 |
DH.42B | Dingo I | Bristol Jupiter III: slight (6 in, 152 mm) increase in span | |
DH.42B | Dingo II | Bristol Jupiter IV: same dimensions as DH.42A but steel frame and greater weight | |
DH.50 | 30 July 1923 | four-passenger transport biplane | |
DH.51 | 1 July 1924 | three-seat biplane, private venture | |
DH.52 De Havilland DH.52 The de Havilland DH.52 was a single seat, high-winged glider produced as an entrant to a 1922 prize competition. Two were built but insufficient torsional stiffness in the wings lead to control problems and the DH.52 was rapidly abandoned.-Development:... |
5 October 1922 | single-seat glider | |
DH.53 | Humming Bird De Havilland Humming Bird |-See also:-External links:*... |
2 October 1923 | single-seat monoplane |
DH.54 | Highclere De Havilland Highclere The de Havilland DH.54 Highclere was a single-engined 15-passenger biplane airliner designed to replace the DH.34. Its development ended when Imperial Airways decided only to use multi-engined types.-Development:... |
18 June 1924 | 12-passenger biplane airliner |
DH.56 | Hyena | 17 May 1925 | Army biplane developed for Specification 33/26 |
DH.60 | Moth De Havilland Moth The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s they were the most common civil aircraft flying in Britain and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to... |
22 February 1925 | two-seat light biplane |
DH.60G | Gipsy Moth | 1927 | DH.60 Moth powered by De Havilland Gipsy De Havilland Gipsy The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland D.H.60 Moth light biplane.... engine |
DH.60GIII | Moth Major De Havilland DH.60 Moth The de Havilland DH 60 Moth was a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.-Development:The DH 60 was developed from the larger DH 51 biplane... |
1929 | DH.60 Moth powered by new Gipsy III/Gipsy Major engine |
DH.61 | Giant Moth | December 1927 | 8-passenger biplane airliner |
DH.65 | Hound | 17 November 1926 | day bomber biplane |
DH.66 | Hercules | 30 September 1926 | 3-engined biplane airliner, 14 passengers |
DH.71 | Tiger Moth | July 1927 | high-speed monoplane, private venture |
DH.72 | 28 July 1931 | 3-engined night bomber, based on DH.66 and designed to Specification B.22/27 | |
DH.75 | Hawk Moth | 7 December 1928 | six-seat cabin monoplane |
DH.77 De Havilland DH.77 -See also:-Notes: There was an agreement between de Havilland and Gloster to co-operate on the development of de Havilland military aircraft.-References:*Jackson, A.J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, Third edition, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-802-X.... |
11 July 1929 | single-seat interceptor Interceptor aircraft An interceptor aircraft is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to prevent missions of enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Interceptors generally rely on high speed and powerful armament in order to complete their mission as quickly as possible and set up... , private venture designed to Specification F.20/27 |
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DH.80 | Puss Moth De Havilland Puss Moth |-See also:-References:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . London, Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10010-7-External links:*... |
9 September 1929 | three-seat touring monoplane, high-wing |
DH.81 | Swallow Moth | 21 August 1931 | two-seat sporting monoplane |
DH.82 | Tiger Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
26 October 1931 | two-seat primary trainer Trainer (aircraft) A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate in-flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows... |
DH.83 | Fox Moth De Havilland Fox Moth |-References:NotesBibliography* Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.* Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume II. London: Putnam , 1988. ISBN 0-85177-813-5.... |
29 January 1932 | small passenger biplane |
DH.84 | Dragon De Havilland Dragon |-See also:-References:Bibliography ISBN 0-85177-813-5... |
24 November 1932 | large biplane airliner |
DH.85 | Leopard Moth De Havilland Leopard Moth -See also:... |
27 May 1933 | three-seat cabin monoplane |
DH.86 | Express De Havilland Express The de Havilland Express was a four-engined passenger aircraft from the 1930s manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.-Development:... |
14 January 1934 | four-engine airliner, based on DH.84 Dragon |
DH.87 | Hornet Moth | 9 May 1934 | light biplane |
DH.88 | Comet De Havilland DH.88 The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was a twin-engined British aircraft that won the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race, a challenge for which it was specifically designed... |
8 September 1934 | twin-engine racing monoplane |
DH.89 | Dragon Rapide De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the... |
17 April 1934 | twin-engine airliner |
DH.90 | Dragonfly De Havilland Dragonfly -References:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing.*Hayes, P & King, B. de Havilland biplane transports. Coulsden: Gatwick Aviation Society ISBN 0 95304132 8... |
12 August 1935 | twin-engine biplane, five seats |
DH.91 | Albatross De Havilland Albatross |-See also:... |
20 May 1937 | four-engine airliner, 22 passengers |
DH.92 | Dolphin | 9 September 1936 | twin-engine airliner, designed to replace DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
DH.93 | Don | 18 June 1937 | liaison aircraft Liaison aircraft A liaison aircraft is a small, usually unarmed aircraft primarily used by military forces for artillery observation or transporting commanders and messages. The concept developed before World War II and included also battlefield reconnaissance, air ambulance, column control, light cargo delivery... |
DH.94 | Moth Minor | 22 June 1937 | primary trainer, designed to replace Moth |
DH.95 | Flamingo De Havilland Flamingo |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bain, Gordon. De Havilland: A Pictorial Tribute. London: AirLife, 1992. ISBN 1-85648-243-X.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "De Havilland's War Orphan." Air Enthusiast. Number 30, March-June 1996, pp. 1—10. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press.*... |
22 December 1938 | twin-engine transport |
DH.96 | Not built | Ab-inito trainer to meet Specification T.1/37 | |
DH.97 | Not built | Reconnaissance bomber aircraft to meet Specification 17/38 | |
DH.98 | Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
25 November 1940 | twin-engine fighter and bomber |
DH.99 | Mosquito | fast bomber derivative, developed into DH.101 concept | |
DH.100 | Vampire De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served... |
29 September 1943 | jet fighter Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets... |
DH.101 | Not built | High speed bomber with Napier Sabre Napier Sabre The Napier Sabre was a British H-24-cylinder, liquid cooled, sleeve valve, piston aero engine, designed by Major Frank Halford and built by Napier & Son during WWII... engines to Specification B.11/41 |
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DH.102 | Mosquito II | Not built | High performance bomber Mosquito replacement to Specification B.4/42 , with two-stage Merlin Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12, piston aero engine, of 27-litre capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited designed and built the engine which was initially known as the PV-12: the PV-12 became known as the Merlin following the company convention of naming its piston aero engines after... engines |
DH.103 | Hornet De Havilland Hornet The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was... |
28 July 1944 | twin-engine fighter |
DH.104 | Dove De Havilland Dove The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs... |
25 September 1945 | 8-passenger airliner |
DH.105 | Not built | Single-engined elementary trainer to Specification T.23/43 | |
DH.106 | Comet De Havilland Comet The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design... |
27 July 1949 | jet airliner Jet airliner A jet airliner is an airliner that is powered by jet engines. This term is sometimes contracted to jetliner or jet.In contrast to today's relatively fuel-efficient, turbofan-powered air travel, first generation jet airliner travel was noisy and fuel inefficient... |
DH.108 | Swallow De Havilland Swallow The de Havilland DH 108 "Swallow" was a British experimental aircraft designed by John Carver Meadows Frost in October 1945. The DH 108 featured a tailless, swept wing with a single vertical stabilizer, similar to the layout of the wartime German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered... |
15 May 1946 | prototype jet aircraft |
DH.109 | Not built | Naval strike aircraft to Specification N.8/49 | |
DH.110 | Sea Vixen De Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen was a twin boom 1950s–1960s British two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm designed by de Havilland. Developed from an earlier first generation jet fighter, the Sea Vixen was a capable carrier-based fleet defence fighter that served into the 1970s... |
26 September 1951 | two-seat naval fighter |
DH.112 | Venom De Havilland Venom The de Havilland DH 112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter.... |
2 September 1949 | jet fighter |
DH.113 | Vampire NF.10 | night fighter variant | |
DH.114 | Heron De Havilland Heron The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle... |
10 May 1950 | small airliner |
DH.115 | Vampire T.11 | trainer variant | |
DH.116 | Sea Venom | not built | modernized Sea Venom project |
DH.121 | Trident Hawker Siddeley Trident The Hawker Siddeley HS 121 Trident was a British short/medium-range three-engined jet airliner designed by de Havilland and built by Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s and 1970s... |
9 January 1962 | three-engine jet airliner |
DH.125 | Jet Dragon | 13 August 1962 | medium corporate jet |