de Havilland Dragon Rapide by junge1
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Description
The de Havilland Dragon Rapide was the most successful British airliner of the 1930s and 1940s. It was also used extensively by the RAF and Royal Navy in the Second World War.
This aircraft was built at Hatfield in 1941 as a Dominie. It served with the RAF as X7344 until 1943, when it was allocated to Scottish Airways as G-AGJG, supplying the Scottish Islands, including the main naval base at Scapa Flow. During the mid 1950s it was used for joy-riding out of Heathrow Airport. In 1974, it was declared unfit to fly and the Duxford Aviation Society 'rescued' the aircraft in the hope that it could be restored to flying condition by volunteer workers.
The Imperial War Museum provided workshop facilities, and all the component parts of the aircraft have been completely rebuilt. The rebuild was completed in June 2004.
This aircraft led the official Celebration Flypast over Buckingham Palace on 10th July 2005.
Statistics:
Construction:
Wooden structure with plywood and fabric covering.
Engines:
Two 200 hp de Havilland Gipsy Queen 3 air cooled in line six cylinder.
Performance:
Maximum speed: 235kph (157mph)
Service ceiling: 5,944 m (19,500-ft)
Range: 930 km (558 miles)
Dimensions:
Wing span: 14.63 m (48-ft)
Length: 10.36 m (34-ft 6-in)
Height: 3.05 m (10-ft 3-in)
Weight:
Empty: 1,486 kg (3,276 lb)
Loaded: 2,495 kg (5,500 lb)
This picture was taken on 12 July 2014,
Sig...
Comments (16)
starship64
Fantastic capture of this old plane.
jayfar
A lovely old plane and a great shot Sig. Thanks for the info too.
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful capture; the colors are superb
lembrechtsart
Nice shot, Sig ! My favourite prewar airliner for sure... Peter
Wisco
Lovely plane. I'd like to get a look at the tail section as well.
ontar1
This is the first time I have seen one, cool plane, outstanding capture!
drifterlee
Really cool-looking plane and great shot!
Faemike55
Impressive airplane and cool capture
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
bazza
Very lovely plane nice and shiny too, I like!!
flavia49
wonderful shot
jocko500
wow this is cool
auntietk
Fabric? Wow. That's some nice, shiny paint! At first I thought it was polished aluminum, but the ribs (and no rivets) give the game away.
debbielove
Great shot, beautifully detailed Sig.. Glad you saw inside some of the hangers.. There are a few ;-) This one will be appearing in the Legends series at some point in flight, in the sun (yay!).. GOOD ONE MATE! Rob
farmerC
Shining shot.
danapommet
A great capture my friend!!! A strange looking bird from this POV and I bet that the nose spotlight is a modern improvement!