de Havilland Aircraft Company de Havilland DH100 Vampire
Introduction date 1946
First flight 20 September 1943
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| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland English Electric |
| Primary users | Royal Air ForceRoyal Australian Air Force Fleet Air Arm (RAN) Royal Navy Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Number built | 3,268 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1946 |
| First flight | 20 September 1943 |
| Retired | 1990 (Swiss Air Force) |
| Developed into | de Havilland Venom |
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History de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH100 Vampire
Introduction date 1946
First flight 20 September 1943
Development of the Vampire as an experimental aircraft began in 1941 during the Second World War, to exploit the revolutionary innovation of jet propulsion. From the company's design studies, it was decided to use a single-engine, twin-boom aircraft, powered by the Halford H.1 turbojet (later produced as the Goblin). Aside from its propulsion system and twin-boom configuration, it was a relatively conventional aircraft. In May 1944, it was decided to produce the aircraft as an interceptor for the Royal Air Force (RAF). In 1946, the Vampire entered operational service with the RAF, only months after the war had ended.
Design
TThe de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine..
Design
The de Havilland Vampire was a jet-powered twin-boom aircraft, typically employed in the fighter and fighter bomber roles. Aviation author Francis K Mason referred to it as being "the last unsophisticated single-engine front line aircraft to serve with Britain's Fighter Command"; the Vampire was a relatively straightforward aircraft, employing only manually operated flight controls, no radar, a simple airframe, and, aside from the propulsion system, made use of mostly conventional practices and technologies. The distinctive twin-boom tail configuration of the Vampire was one of the only non-traditional airframe features when compared to its contemporaries.[
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de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH100 Vampire
Introduction date 1946
First flight 20 September 1943
de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH100 Vampire
First flight 20 September 1943
General Info
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- Crew: 1
- Length: 30 ft 9 in (9.37 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
- Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
- Wing area: 262 sq ft (24.3 m2)
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- Empty weight: 7,283 lb (3,304 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (5,620 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal-flow turbojet engine, 3,350 lbf (14.9 kN) thrust
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- Maximum speed: 882 km/h,
- Range: 1,220 mi (1,960 km, 1,060 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 42,800 ft (13,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 4,800 ft/min (24 m/s)
- Wing loading: 39.4 lb/sq ft (192 kg/m2)
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- Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon with 600 rounds total (150 rounds per gun).
- Rockets: 8 × 3-inch "60 lb" rockets
- Bombs: 2 × 500 lb (225 kg) bombs or two drop-tanks
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In January 1941, Sir Henry Tizard made an informal approach to the de Havilland Aircraft Company, suggesting that the company proceed to design a fighter aircraft that would use the revolutionary new jet propulsion technology then under development, along with an appropriate engine to go with it. Although no official specification had been issued, de Havilland proceeded to design a single-engined aircraft that had air-intakes set into the wing roots to feed a centrally mounted engine, which used a centrifugal compressor.
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The Vampire was first powered by a single Halford H1 (produced as the de Havilland Goblin) turbojet engine, initially capable of producing 2,100 lbf (9.3 kN) of thrust
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On 8 June 1946, the Vampire was introduced to the British public when Fighter Command's 247 Squadron was given the honour of leading the flypast over London at the Victory Day.
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