de Havilland DH.34 Wallpapers

de Havilland DH.34 Aircraft - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org : Building on [br]commercial experience obtained with the D.H.18 and structural [br]experience with the D.H.29, de Havilland began work on a new type, the [br]de Havilland D.H.32, in 1921. Considerable progress had been made, and [br]plans for construction of the first aircraft (with the 360 hp/268 kW [br]Rolls-Royce Eagle engine as its powerplant) had been announced. The new [br]design showed great promise, but since the main customers would be [br]Instone and Daimler Hire, who were already using Napier Lion powered [br]D.H.18s, de Havilland bowed to their wishes and redesigned the aircraft [br]to use that engine. The result was the de Havilland D.H.34, the [br]company's most successful aircraft of the early post-war period.[br]The [br]first of 11 aircraft flew in March 1922, and made an inaugural [br]Croydon-Paris flight on the 2nd April. Daimler Hire eventually used six [br]D.H.34s and Instone four, while one was sold to Dobrolet, the Russian [br]airline. When Imperial Airways was formed in 1924 it took over seven [br]D.H.34s and used them over the next two years before deciding to [br]re-equip with larger aircraft.[br]There can be no doubt that the [br]D.H.34s made an impressive mark on the air transport scene during the [br]four years or so in which they served. Some 8,000 hours were recorded [br]by December 1922, less than nine months after the prototype's [br]appearance, and over 100,000 miles (160,934 km) flown without overhaul [br]by the second Daimler aircraft. However, no less than six D.H.34s were [br]lost in accidents, several of them fatal. An early stalling crash led [br]to extensions being added to the top wing to increase its area, giving [br]rise to the designation D.H.34B. The last four D.H.34s in UK service [br]were scrapped in 1926.[br]Country of origin: GB [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Engines: one 450hp Napier Lion [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Wingspan: 15.65 m (51ft 4in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Lenght: 11.89 m (39ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Height: 3.66 m (12ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Weight loaded: 3266 kg (7200lb) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Cruising speed: 177 km/h (110mph) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Service celling: 4420 m (14,500ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Range: 587 km (365 miles) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Passengers + crew: 9 + 1 [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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