De Havilland Dragon Rapide

Airplanes

Length

10.3632 m

Flat Wing Span

14.6304 m

Height

3.048 m

Flat Wing Area

31.2154 m²

Flat Wing Aspect Ratio

11.7

Max Seating

Cruise Speed

212.4334 km/h

Max Speed

252.667 km/h

Max Ceiling

5090.16 m

Number of Engines

Aircraft Engine

First Flight

1934-04-17

Number Built

727

Total Fuel Capacity

345.5028

Maximum Range

894.7953 km

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Aircraft	Total Fuel Capacity	Maximum Range (km)
De Havilland Dragon Rapide	345.5028	894.7953

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All data (27 fields)

Name: De Havilland Dragon Rapide
Manufacturer: De Havilland
Description: The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide is a 1930s short-haul biplane airliner developed and produced by British aircraft company de Havilland.
ICAO Code: DH89
First Flight: 1934-04-17
Production End: 1946-01-01
Designer: De Havilland
Type: Short-haul airliner
Length (m): 10.3632
Height (m): 3.048
Cockpit Crew: 1
Max Seating: 8
Max Speed (km/h): 252.667
Cruise Speed (km/h): 212.4334
Max Ceiling (m): 5090.16
Rate of Climb (m/s): 4.4044
Capacity Description: 8 passengers
Number Built: 727
Powerplant Description: 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Six 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engines, 149 kW (200 hp) each
Primary Users: Royal Air Force
Wikipedia Article (URL): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide
Flat Wing Span (m): 14.6304
Flat Wing Area (m²): 31.2154
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio: 11.7
Wake Category: L
Aircraft Engine: De Havilland Gipsy Six
Number of Engines: 2