List of de Havilland aircraft
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biplane No. 1 | December 1909 | single-seat biplane | |
| Biplane No. 2 | 25 September 1910 | single-seat pusher configuration biplane – became the F.E.1 when de Havilland joined the staff at the Royal Aircraft Factory | |
| DH.1 | Airco DH.1 | January 1915 | two-seat reconnaissance biplane |
| DH.2 | Airco DH.2 | 1 June 1915 | single-seat pusher configuration biplane fighter |
| DH.3 | Airco DH.3 | twin-engined bomber | |
| DH.4 | Airco DH.4 | August 1916 | two-seat biplane day bomber |
| DH.5 | Airco DH.5 | October 1916 | single-seat fighter |
| DH.6 | Airco DH.6 | 1916 | trainer |
| DH.7 | Single-seat tractor fighter project with a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine, not built[1] | ||
| DH.8 | Pusher fighter projected to be fitted with a Coventry Ordnance Works gun, not built.[1] | ||
| DH.9 | Airco DH.9 | July 1917 | two-seat day bomber biplane |
| DH.10 | Airco DH.10 Amiens | 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[1] | |
| DH.13 | Not used[1] | ||
| DH.14 | (Airco) Okapi | 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.17 | Twin-engined 16-passenger biplane project, not built.[1] | ||
| DH.18 | (Airco) DH.18 | 1920 | 8 seat Single-engined commercial aircraft |
| DH.19 | Rolls-Royce Falcon powered two-seat cabin tourer, not built[1] | ||
| DH.20 | ABC Wasp powered single-seat sporting biplane, not built[1] | ||
| DH.21 | Heavy transport design study with two engines driving one propeller, not built[1] |
de Havilland Aircraft Company designs
| Model | Name | First flight | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH.22 | Not built | Design study for a pusher biplane[1] | |
| DH.23 | Not built | Four-seat biplane flying boat[1] | |
| DH.24 | Not built | Design study for a larger variant of the DH.18 with a Napier Lion engine.[1] | |
| DH.25 | Not built | Design study for a large three-engine passenger transport.[1] | |
| DH.26 | Not built | Single-engined transport monoplane. Design dropped in favor of the larger DH.29.[1] | |
| DH.27 | Derby | 13 October 1922 | Heavy biplane day bomber for Specification 2/20 |
| DH.28 | Not built | Single-engined biplane troop transport project.[1] | |
| DH.29 | Doncaster | 5 July 1921 | Long-range research monoplane for the Air Ministry |
| DH.30 | Denbigh | Not built | High-wing reconnaissance variant of the DH.9.[1] |
| DH.31 | Not built | Single-engined reconnaissance biplane.[1] | |
| DH.32 | Not built | Eight-passenger biplane airliner powered by Rolls-Royce Eagle engines. Construction was to begin in 1922 but due to operators requests the Napier Lion powered DH.34 was developed instead.[1] | |
| DH.33 | Not built | Single-seat fleet fighter.[1] | |
| DH.34 | 26 March 1922 | Biplane airliner, based on DH.32 | |
| DH.35 | Not built | Two-seat reconnaissance biplane project to have been powered by the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial engine.[1] | |
| DH.36 | Not built | Three-seat coastal defence torpedo bomber project.[1] | |
| DH.37 | June 1922 | Touring biplane. Designed to special order. | |
| DH.38 | Not built | General-purpose military biplane design powered by a single Napier Lion V engine.[1] | |
| DH.39 | Not built | DH.38 design variant for the Greek government with Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine.[1] | |
| DH.40 | Not built | DH.39 design variant for use in Canada as a two-seat forestry patrol aircraft.[1] | |
| DH.41 | Not built | DH.38 design variant as a two-seat reconnaissance biplane to meet Air Ministry Specification D of R Type 3.[1] | |
| DH.42 | Dormouse | 25 July 1923 | Reconnaissance fighter to Specification 22/22 |
| DH.42A | 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 with steel frame and greater weight | |
| DH.43 | Not built | Design for a large biplane freighter with a Liberty 12 engine.[1] | |
| DH.44 | Not built | Design study for a civil transport with a Siddeley Puma engine.[1] | |
| DH.45 | Not built | A design for a biplane torpedo bomber with two Napier Lion engines.[1] | |
| DH.46 | Not built | Design study for an ultra light monoplane.[1] | |
| DH.47 | Not built | Design study for a single-seat glider.[1] | |
| DH.48 | Not built | Design for a Wolseley Viper powered forestry patrol biplane for the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] | |
| DH.49 | Not built | Design for an updated DH.9A similar to the DH.9AJ Stag.[1] | |
| DH.50 | 30 July 1923 | Four-passenger transport biplane | |
| DH.51 | 1 July 1924 | Three-seat biplane, private venture | |
| DH.52 | 5 October 1922 | Single-seat glider | |
| DH.53 | Humming Bird | 2 October 1923 | Single-seat monoplane |
| DH.54 | Highclere | 18 June 1924 | 12-passenger biplane airliner |
| DH.55 | Not built | Design for a seven-passenger transport biplane based on the DH.54.[1] | |
| DH.56 | Hyena | 17 May 1925 | Army biplane developed for Specification 33/26 |
| DH.57 | Not built | Design for a variant of the DH.55 for 12 passengers and using three Siddeley Puma engines.[1] | |
| DH.58 | Not built | Design for a larger variant of the DH.57 for 20 passengers.[1] | |
| DH.59 | Not built | Design study for a transport biplane.[1] | |
| DH.60 | Moth | 22 February 1925 | Two-seat light biplane |
| DH.60G | Gipsy Moth | 1927 | DH.60 Moth powered by de Havilland Gipsy engine |
| DH.60GIII | Moth Major | 1929 | DH.60 Moth powered by new Gipsy III/Gipsy Major engine |
| DH.61 | Giant Moth | December 1927 | Eight-passenger biplane airliner |
| DH.62 | Not built | Design study for an eight-passenger transport biplane with two Siddeley Puma engines.[1] | |
| DH.63 | Not built | Design for a smaller variant of the DH.61 with a Siddeley Puma engine and room for four-passengers.[1] | |
| DH.64 | Not built | Design for a larger 14-passenger variant of the DH.62 with two Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial engines.[1] | |
| DH.65 | Hound | 17 November 1926 | Day bomber biplane |
| DH.66 | Hercules | 30 September 1926 | 3-engined biplane airliner, 14 passengers |
| DH.67 | Survey | 1929 | Twin-engined photo survey biplane built by Gloster. |
| DH.68 | Not built | Design for a six-passenger variant of the DH.67.[1] | |
| DH.69 | Not built | Design study for a two-seat day bomber for the Air Ministry powered by a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine.[1] | |
| DH.70 | Not built | Design study for an army co-operation biplane for Australia.[1] | |
| 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.73 | Not built | Design for a high-altitude survey biplane based on the DH.67.[1] | |
| DH.74 | Not built | Design study for DH.50 replacement based on the DH.65A Hound.[1] | |
| DH.75 | Hawk Moth | 7 December 1928 | Six-seat cabin monoplane |
| DH.76 | Not built | Design for 20-passenger transport biplane with three Bristol Jupiter engines.[1] | |
| DH.77 | 11 July 1929 | Single-seat interceptor. Private venture designed to Specification F.20/27 | |
| DH.78 | Not built | Design study for a multi-engined transport.[1] | |
| DH.79 | Not built | Design study for a multi-engined transport.[1] | |
| DH.80 | Puss Moth | 9 September 1929 | Three-seat touring monoplane, high-wing |
| DH.81 | Swallow Moth | 21 August 1931 | Two-seat sporting monoplane |
| DH.82 | Tiger Moth | 26 October 1931 | Two-seat primary trainer |
| DH.83 | Fox Moth | 29 January 1932 | Small passenger biplane |
| DH.84 | Dragon | 24 November 1932 | Large biplane airliner |
| DH.85 | Leopard Moth | 27 May 1933 | Three-seat cabin monoplane |
| DH.86 | Express | 14 January 1934 | Four-engine airliner based on DH.84 Dragon |
| DH.87 | Hornet Moth | 9 May 1934 | Light biplane |
| DH.88 | Comet | 8 September 1934 | Twin-engine racing monoplane |
| DH.89 | Dragon Rapide | 17 April 1934 | Twin-engine airliner |
| DH.90 | Dragonfly | 12 August 1935 | Twin-engine biplane, five seats |
| DH.91 | Albatross | 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 |
| DH.94 | Moth Minor | 22 June 1937 | Primary trainer, designed to replace Moth |
| DH.95 | Flamingo | 22 December 1938 | Twin-engine transport |
| DH.96 | Not built | Ab-inito trainer to meet Specification T.1/37.[1] | |
| DH.97 | Not built | Reconnaissance bomber aircraft to meet Specification 17/38. Transport design study.[1] | |
| DH.98 | Mosquito | 25 November 1940 | Twin-engine fighter and bomber |
| DH.99 | Not built | Original all-metal proposal for a twin-boom jet fighter which, in composite wood-and-metal form, became the DH.100.[2]
Design study for a Napier Sabre-powered twin-engined fast bomber derivative, developed into DH.101 concept. Number later allocated to a light twin-engined civil aircraft project which was not built.[1] | |
| DH.100 | Vampire, (known as Spider Crab until April 1944).[2] | 29 September 1943 | Twin-boom jet fighter |
| DH.101 | Not built | High speed bomber with Napier Sabre engines to Specification B.11/41.[1] | |
| DH.102 | Not built | High performance bomber (Mosquito replacement) to Specification B.4/42, with two-stage Merlin engines. Construction started in 1942 but work was stopped.[1] | |
| DH.103 | Hornet | 28 July 1944 | Twin-engine fighter |
| DH.104 | Dove | 25 September 1945 | 8-passenger airliner |
| DH.105 | Not built | Single-engined elementary trainer to Specification T.23/43.[1] | |
| DH.106 | Comet | 27 July 1949 | Jet airliner |
| DH.107 | Not used to avoid confusion with the Handley Page HP.107[1] | ||
| DH.108 | Swallow | 15 May 1946 | Prototype jet aircraft |
| DH.109 | Not built | Naval strike aircraft to Specification N.8/49 | |
| DH.110 | Sea Vixen | 26 September 1951 | Two-seat naval fighter |
| DH.111 | Not used to avoid confusion with the Handley Page HP.111[1] | ||
| DH.112 | Venom | 2 September 1949 | Jet fighter |
| DH.113 | Vampire NF.10 | Night fighter variant | |
| DH.114 | Heron | 10 May 1950 | Small airliner |
| DH.115 | Vampire T.11 | Trainer variant | |
| DH.116 | Not built | Modernised Sea Venom project. Two prototypes ordered but not built. | |
| DH.117 | Not built | Submission to F.155T, designed with straight wing and to be powered by two Gyron Junior turbojets and one Spectre rocket. | |
| DH.118 | Not built | Rolls-Royce Conway powered long-haul jet transport for British Overseas Airways Corporation. Although an order for 25 to 30 was planned the project was abandoned in 1957. Two prototypes ordered but not built.[1] | |
| DH.119 | Not built | Design study for a jet transport with four Rolls-Royce Avon engines.[1] | |
| DH.120 | Not built | Design study for a jet transport to meet both BEA and BOAC requirements.[1] | |
| DH.121 | Trident | 9 January 1962 | Three-engine jet airliner |
| DH.122 | Not built | Proposed Trident variant to compete with the Vickers VC10.[1] | |
| DH.123 | Not built | Design studies for a turboprop 36-seat transport.[1] | |
| DH.124 | Not used to avoid confusion with the Handley Page HP.124.[1] | ||
| DH.125 | Jet Dragon | 13 August 1962 | Medium corporate jet |
| DH.126 | Not built | A larger variant of the DH.125 for 35 to 50 passengers.[1] | |
| DH.127 | Not built | Proposed delta-winged strike fighter for Royal Navy as Blackburn Buccaneer replacement, early 1960s. Design featured two Rolls-Royce Spey engines with vectored thrust and two RB.108 lift jets in the nose to lower approach speed. |
See also
References
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Notes
Bibliography
- "de Havilland". Royal Air Force Museum Aircraft Thesaurus. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2006.
- "de Havilland". British Aircraft Directory. Archived from the original on 26 February 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2006.
- A J Jackson (1987). De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. Putnam. ISBN 0 85177 802 X.
- Tony Buttler (2000). British Secret Projects: Jet Fighters Since 1950. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-095-8.
- Tony Buttler (2003). British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-130-X.
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