de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland DH.112 Venom
Vampire FB 8
First flight 2 September 1949
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| General information | |
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| Type | Fighter-bomber |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company |
| Primary users | Royal Air ForceSwedish Air Force Swiss Air Force Venezuelan Air Force |
| Number built | 1,431 (including Sea Venom/Aquilon) |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1952 |
| First flight | 2 September 1949 |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Developed from | de Havilland Vampire |
| Variants | de Havilland Sea Venom/Aquilon |
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de Havilland DH.112 Venom
Vampire FB 8
First flight 2 September 1949
The Venom was developed during the late 1940s to fulfil Air Ministry Specification F.15/49, under which the aircraft was intended to be operated as an interim solution, lying between the first generation of British jet fighters – straight-wing aircraft powered by centrifugal flow engines such as the Gloster Meteor and the Vampire – and later swept wing, axial flow-engined combat aircraft, such as the Hawker Hunter and de Havilland Sea Vixen. In comparison with the Vampire, it had a thinner wing and a more powerful de Havilland Ghost 103 turbojet engine, making the aircraft more suitable for high altitude flight. Both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy took interest in the type; in order to suit the needs of the latter, a specialised derivative, the Sea Venom, was produced; it was a navalised model of the aircraft that was suitable for carrier operations. A dedicated model for aerial reconnaissance was also procured by the Swiss Air Force. On 2 September 1949, the first Venom prototype, VV612, performed its maiden flight.
Design
The de Havilland DH 112 Venom is a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. Much of its design was derived from the de Havilland Vampire, the firm's first jet-powered combat aircraft; it was initially referred to as the Vampire FB 8 prior to the adoption of the Venom name..
Origins
During 1948, the British aircraft manufacturer de Havilland proposed a development of the Vampire, furnished with a thinner wing and a more powerful engine, to serve as a high altitude fighter, designated as the 'Vampire FB 8' ("fighter bomber Mark 8"). The design gradually shifted, with company designation DH 112, in order to fulfill Air Ministry requirement OR.277, defined in Specification F.15/49, which sought a fast, manoeuvrable and capable fighter-bomber to replace the Royal Air Force's (RAF) existing Vampires in that capacity. From the onset, the envisioned role had been intended as an interim fighter-bomber, while the development of aircraft capable of even greater performance had already been anticipated by the service
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de Havilland DH.112 Venom, Vampire FB 8
First flight 2 September 1949
de Havilland Aircraft Company de Havilland Aircraft Company de Havilland DH.112 Venom Vampire FB 8
First flight 2 September 1949
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Crew: 1- Length: 31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
- Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- Wing area: 279 sq ft (25.9 m2)
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- Empty weight: 9,202 lb (4,174 kg)
- Gross weight: 15,400 lb (6,985 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Ghost 103 centrifugal-flow turbojet engine, 4,850 lbf (21.6 kN) thrust
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- Maximum speed: 640 mph (1,030 km/h, 560 kn)
- Range: 1,080 mi (1,740 km, 940 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 39,400 ft (12,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 9,000 ft/min (46 m/s)
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- Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon, with 600 rounds total (150 rpg).
- Rockets: 8 × RP-3 "60 lb" (27 kg) rockets or
- Bombs: 2 × (450 kg) MC bombs
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In 1962, all of the remaining Venoms in RAF service were withdrawn from first-line duties. The very last Venoms to leave active service were those aircraft in service with the Swiss Air Force, the last of which being retired from combat duties during the latter part of 1983.
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DH.112 Venom
In 1961, de Havilland began work upon a small business jet, then known as the DH.125 Jet Dragon.
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Although the Venom was, for its era, a popular and affordable warbird, currently only one example of the type is airworthy, J-1630/ZK-VNM in New Zealand.
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