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  1. De Havilland Firestreak

    infrared The de Havilland Firestreak is a United Kingdom British first generation, passive infrared homing air to air missile . It was developed by de Havilland later Hawker Siddeley in the early ... articles firestreak.html The de Havilland Firestreak UKmissiles Aviation lists Category Cold War air to air missiles of the United Kingdom de Firestreak hu Firestreak ja pl Firestreak ... de Havilland de Havilland Propellers design date 1951 production date service 1957 1988 used ... Arm , equipping the English Electric Lightning , de Havilland Sea Vixen and Gloster Javelin . It was a Tail ... launch of Blue Jay took place in 1955 from a de Havilland Venom , the Unmanned aerial vehicle target ...Infobox Weapon is missile yes image Image Firestreak missile.png 250px caption name Firestreak type air ... lightning t4 xm974 arp.jpg thumb left Lightning with Firesteak missiles. Firestreak was the result of a series ... in 1957 with the RAF, where it was named Firestreak. Firestreak was deployed by the Royal Navy and the RAF ... name Boyne267 http books.google.co.uk books?id FW 50wm8VnMC&pg PA267&lpg PA267&dq janes firestreak missile&source ... onto an aircraft. citation needed date March 2011 Unlike modern 1990s missiles, ... Firestreak ... Two Firestreak variants were studied but not adopted the Mk.2 with a new motor, and the Mk.3 with increased ... Requirements and Naval Requirements Specification F.124T . ref name Gibson 2007, p. 35 Firestreak ... Red Top Red Top in 1964. ref name Boyne267 Despite Red Top being intended to replace Firestreak, Firestreak ... than Firestreak, ref name Boyne267 and was capable of all aspect homing against super sonic targets. ref name Boyne267 An important difference between Firestreak and Red Top was the electronics technology used. Firestreak electronics used Vacuum tubes thermionic valve s, which were wired in to the control ... filaments. For this reason, the Firestreak missile on ground test was cooled by Freon Arcton ... were constructed using transistor s which were heated instead. Operators Image Firestreak AAM Elvington ...   more details



  1. De Havilland

    1946 Rotorcraft Helicopters Cierva C.24 Weapon systems Missiles de Havilland Firestreak Firestreak ...Other uses de Havilland disambiguation Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 lowercase de Havilland Infobox Defunct Company company name de Havilland Aircraft Company company logo Image De Havilland.png 150px de Havilland logo slogan fate Incorporated into Hawker Siddeley ... industry Aerospace key people Geoffrey de Havilland , founder and aircraft designer products ... Hawker Siddeley from 1959 subsid de Havilland Canada 1928 br de Havilland Australia 1927 br Airspeed Ltd. 1940 1951 br de Havilland Propellers 1935 1961 br de Havilland Engine Company 1944 1961 The de Havilland Aircraft Company IPA en d h v l nd pron was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco , of which Geoffrey de Havilland had been chief designer, was sold to Birmingham Small Arms Company BSA by the owner George Holt Thomas . De Havilland then set up a company under ... moved to Hatfield Aerodrome Hatfield in Hertfordshire. De Havilland Aircraft Company was responsible ..., de Havilland concentrated on single and two seat biplanes , essentially continuing the DH line of aircraft built by Airco, but powered by de Havilland s own List of aircraft engines Piston engines De Havilland Gipsy engines . These included the De Havilland Gipsy Moth Gipsy and De Havilland Tiger Moth Tiger Moth s. These aircraft set many aviation records, many piloted by de Havilland himself ... continued with the more refined and enclosed de Havilland Hornet Moth Hornet Moth and de Havilland Moth Minor Moth Minor , the latter being a low wing monoplane constructed of wood. One of de Havilland ... the name on the planes used the same typeface to make the workers protest signs. The de Havilland Dragon DH 84 Dragon was the first aircraft purchased by Aer Lingus , who later operated the de Havilland Express DH 86B Dragon Express and the de Havilland Dragon Rapide DH 89 Dragon Rapide . De Havilland ...   more details



  1. De Havilland (disambiguation)

    lowercase de Havilland disambiguation de Havilland may mean Companies de Havilland Aircraft Company de Havilland Engine Company De Havilland Aviation Jet engineering company based at Bournemouth Airport de Havilland Canada de Havilland Australia People Geoffrey de Havilland founder of the aircraft company Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. his son, a test pilot Olivia de Havilland actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland the birth name of Joan Fontaine , actress disambig da De Havilland de De Havilland fr De Havilland it De Havilland ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Propellers

    Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 lowercase de Havilland Propellers Infobox Defunct Company company name de Havilland Propellers company logo File De Havilland Propeller Logo.JPG 150px trademarks fate Ceased aircraft equipment manufacture predecessor successor Hawker ... de Havilland Aircraft subsid de Havilland Propellers was established in 1935, as a division of the de Havilland Aircraft company when that company acquired a license from the Hamilton Standard company ... view 1938 1938 20 202087.html title de havilland & 124 1938 & 124 2087 & 124 Flight Archive work ... company on 27 April 1947 ref The De Havilland Enterprise information booklet 10, 1950 ref . Post ... a wide range of products. The de Havilland Propeller company, became involved in guided weapon work ... bristol bloodhound & 124 de havilland & 124 1957 & 124 1781 & 124 Flight Archive work Flight International ... Jay , later to be Firestreak . Production of the Firestreak was shared between all the U.K. plants of de Havilland Propellers Hatfield, Hertfordshire Hatfield was responsible for design, research and development ... the propellent system of Blue Streak, which DHP were the prime contractors, engineers from de Havilland ..., blade root fairings and other components were also developed extensively by de Havilland Propellers Ltd. at their Stevenage plant. Dr. Norman de Bruyne , FREng, FRS Aero Research Limited , successfully ... pitch propellers for de Havilland s. The attraction of this material was that, with a density of about ... cite web url http www.google.com patents?id n9hgAAAAEBAJ&printsec abstract&zoom 4&dq de havilland propellers&source ... Association, or simply the ERA during the 1950s and 1960s. de Havilland Propellers Ltd., erected during ... at the company s Lostock works were De Havilland Comet undercarriages. See also Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre References Reflist Defunct aerospace companies of the United Kingdom Aviation lists DEFAULTSORT De Havilland, Propellers Category Defunct ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Engine Company

    lowercase de Havilland Engine Company Infobox Defunct Company company name de Havilland Engine Company ... Halford Designer products Aircraft engines num employees parent de Havilland de Havilland Aircraft Company subsid The de Havilland Engine Company was an offshoot of the de Havilland aircraft building company, which started life as the Engine Division of the de Havilland Aircraft Company in 1926 producing the famous de Havilland Gipsy aero engine. ref Gunston 1989, p.49. ref The company was merged ... of Leavesden Film Studios . It went on to produce one of the early turbojet engines the de Havilland Goblin which saw service in the early post war de Havilland Vampire fighter. The later de Havilland Ghost Ghost turbojet propelled early versions of the de Havilland Comet jetliner and the de Havilland Venom fighter. The company later developed the de Havilland Gnome turboshaft under licence from ... DHGipsyQueen.JPG thumb right A de Havilland Gipsy Queen at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford de Havilland Ghost V8 de Havilland Ghost de Havilland Gipsy de Havilland Gipsy Minor de Havilland Gipsy Minor de Havilland Gipsy Major de Havilland Gipsy Six de Havilland Gipsy Queen de Havilland Gipsy Twelve de Havilland Gipsy Twelve de Havilland Gipsy King Turbojets de Havilland Ghost de Havilland Goblin de Havilland Gyron de Havilland Gyron Junior Turboshafts Rolls Royce Gnome Rolls Royce Gem Rocket engines de Havilland Sprite de Havilland Sprite de Havilland Super Sprite de Havilland Spectre See also aircontent other related articles that have not already linked see also de Havilland Aircraft ... 1 85310 294 6. External links commonscat de Havilland aircraft engines http www.aoxj32.dsl.pipex.com ... DeHavilland Aero49.htm History of de Havilland DHaeroengines aviation lists Category De Havilland ... de Havilland Engine Company Category De Havilland aircraft engines es De Havilland Engine Company it De Havilland Engine Company ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Sea Vixen

    with de Havilland Firestreak air to air missiles as apart of an integrated weapon system. ref name ... Vixen FAW.1 was armed with four de Havilland Firestreak air to air missile s, two Microcell unguided ... missiles 4 Hawker Siddeley Red Top Red Top or de Havilland Firestreak Firestreak air to air missile ...lowercase de Havilland Sea Vixen This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see ... fighter aircraft fighter manufacturer de Havilland first flight 26 September 1951 ref name neal ... produced number built 145 unit cost variants with their own articles The de Havilland DH.110 Sea ... by de Havilland . Developed from an earlier first generation jet fighter, the Sea Vixen was a capable carrier based fleet defence fighter that served into the 1970s. Initially produced by de Havilland it was later known as the Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen when de Havilland became a part of the Hawker ... requirements for jet all weather fighters. ref name neal 179 De Havilland s design shared the twin boom layout of the de Havilland Vampire , had an all metal structure and featured swept wings. It was to be powered ... 1987, p. 470. ref In 1949, however, the Royal Navy decided to buy the de Havilland Sea Venom , which ... for a jet powered night fighter to replace its piston engined de Havilland Sea Hornet s, while the RAF cut its order back to two prototypes. ref name neal 179 Despite this, de Havilland continued with the project ... on the De Havilland Vampire de Havilland Sea Vampire and de Havilland Sea Venom Sea Venom . The Sea ... the US Navy s equivalent is the radar intercept officer RIO . group N Image De Havilland Sea Vixen ... 899 NAS colours. Owned and operated by De Havilland Aviation , G CVIX can be viewed at their hangar ... Military Aircraft 5, de Havilland Vampire, Venom and Sea Vixen , page 107 says Jan 1974. ref 750 755 ... De Havilland Aviation Survivors Image Sea.vixen.flying.arp.jpg thumb right De Havilland Sea Vixen ... August 2010. ref Image xj565.jpg thumb right Sea Vixen on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Moth

    lowercase The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland . In the late 1920s and 1930s they were the most common civil aircraft ... to as a Moth , regardless if it was de Havilland built or not. The first Moth was the De Havilland ..., the DH.60 s wings could fold backwards against the fuselage. Like a moth remarked Geoffrey de Havilland ... with a Cirrus Major Cirrus Hermes , Armstrong Siddeley Genet and de Havilland Gipsy engine became ... became the Cirrus Moth . As the DH.60 became more and more popular, de Havilland decided to cash ... of them was the de Havilland Giant Moth DH.61 a giant 5 passenger biplane aptly called Giant Moth . Other Moths include the De Havilland Leopard Moth Leopard Moth and De Havilland Hornet Moth Hornet Moth cabin biplanes, the De Havilland Puss Moth Puss Moth cabin monoplane and the De Havilland Moth ... numbers, is the De Havilland Tiger Moth DH.82 Tiger Moth a biplane trainer used during World War ... Force RAF pilots learned to fly. A more detailed list of the various de Havilland aircraft using the name Moth is given below De Havilland DH.60 Moth Moth , De Havilland Gipsy Moth Gipsy Moth and Moth Major DH.60 De Havilland Giant Moth Giant Moth DH.61 De Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth Racer DH.71 monoplane De Havilland Hawk Moth Hawk Moth DH.75 De Havilland Puss Moth Puss Moth DH.80A De Havilland Swallow Moth Swallow Moth DH.81 De Havilland Tiger Moth Tiger Moth DH.82 biplane De Havilland Fox Moth Fox Moth DH.83 De Havilland Leopard Moth Leopard Moth DH.85 De Havilland Hornet Moth Hornet Moth DH.87 De Havilland Moth Minor Moth Minor DH.94 The prototype of the De Havilland Dragon DH.84 Dragon light ... references de Havilland aircraft aviation lists Category De Havilland aircraft Moth Category Propeller aircraft Category Single engine aircraft Category Biplane aircraft de De Havilland D.H.60 ru de Havilland Moth ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Sea Venom

    were built in 1957 58. Some were later fitted out with the de Havilland Firestreak air to air ...lowercase de Havilland Venom This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see Wikipedia ... Aquilon image File De Havilland Sea Venom WZ 931 right front.JPG caption Sea Venom WZ931 at the South ... origin United Kingdom manufacturer de Havilland de Havilland Aircraft Company br SNCASE designer first ... Royal Australian Navy produced number built unit cost developed from de Havilland Venom variants with their own articles The de Havilland Sea Venom was a British postwar carrier capable jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Venom . It served with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and with the Royal ... de Havilland Ghost 103 turbojet engine and its armament was the same as the RAF version. The next ... needed two engines. The de Havilland Sea Vixen ultimately replaced the Sea Venom. Operational .... By 1959, the Sea Venom began to be replaced in Royal Navy service by the de Havilland Sea Vixen, an aircraft ... 20 4 examples assembled from the parts provided by de Havilland plus 25 locally built. Aquilon ... or copter? plane jet or prop? jet ref De Havilland s Sea Vixen ref name Sturv AEp85 Sturtivant 1990 ... main 15,800 lb lb max takeoff weight alt 7,167 kg kg engine jet de Havilland Ghost 105 type of jet .... ref See also aircontent see also related de Havilland Venom de Havilland Vampire de Havilland Sea ... 082 7. Jackson, A.J. de Havilland Aircraft since 1909 . London Putnam Publishing, 1978. ISBN 0 370 30022 X. Jackson, A.J. de Havilland Aircraft since 1909 . London Putnam, Third edition, 1987. ISBN 0 85177 802 X. Sturtivant, Ray. De Havilland s Sea Venom...a Naval Twin Boomer . Air International , Vol .... London Putnam Publishing, 1958. Winchester, Jim, ed. De Havilland Sea Vixen. Military Aircraft of the Cold ... External links Commons De Havilland Venom de Havilland aircraft British military aircraft since ... Category Carrier based aircraft Category de Havilland aircraft Sea Venom Category Single engined jets ...   more details



  1. List of de Havilland aircraft

    This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by Geoffrey de Havilland or designed by the de Havilland de Havilland Aircraft Company from its founding in 1920 until its purchase by and integration into the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1959. The aircraft are ordered by de Havilland model number The numbers started with De Havilland s entry into the Airco company. although Airco built the planes, their design was owned by De Havilland and when De Havilland started his own company, he continued the numbering. This went on even for later designs of De Havilland s aircraft company, even if they were designed by a factory team with little input from De Havilland himself. The DH.89, for example, was the De Havilland s 89th design. The designs DH.121 and DH.125 which were under development when De Havilland ... Trident and the Hawker 125. The list does not include aircraft designed by de Havilland Canada or de Havilland Australia, founded as a de Havilland subsidiaries. Designs prior to company foundation These are designs by Geoffrey de Havilland while working for himself or for other manufacturers. class wikitable Model Name First flight Remarks de Havilland Biplane No. 1 Biplane No. 1 December 1909 ... configuration biplane became the F.E.1 when de Havilland joined the staff at the Royal Aircraft Establishment ... Airco DH.10 Airco DH.10 Amiens 4 March 1918 twin engine day bomber biplane DH.11 de Havilland Oxford Airco Oxford 1919 twin engined day bomber DH.12 de Havilland DH.12 DH.12 modified DH.11 unbuilt DH.14 de Havilland Okapi Airco Okapi 1919 Two seat day bomber to replace DH.4 and DH.9 DH.15 De Havilland DH.15 Airco Gazelle 1919 Experimental aircraft similar to DH.9 DH.16 de Havilland DH.16 Airco DH.16 1919 Redesigned DH9 with four seat enclosed cockpit for use as a commercial biplane DH.18 De Havilland DH.18 Airco DH.18 1920 8 seat Single engined commercial aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Company designs class wikitable Model Name First flight Remarks DH.27 De Havilland DH.27 Derby Derby 13 October ...   more details



  1. Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr.

    For the father of the same name Geoffrey de Havilland Geoffrey Roal de Havilland Jr. , Order of the British Empire OBE 1910 27 September 1946 was a British test pilot and the son of the English aviation pioneer and aircraft designer of the same name, Geoffrey de Havilland . De Havilland was born in Kingsclere , Hampshire in 1910. ref General Register Office of England and Wales Birth Register for April Quarter of 1910, Kingsclere Registration District, reference 2c 263, listed as Geoffrey R. DE HAVILLAND ref Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. became de Havilland s Chief Test Pilot and made the maiden flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and the de Havilland Vampire . De Havilland was awarded the Order of the British Empire OBE in the King s birthday honours in 1945. ref http www.gazettes online.co.uk ViewPDF.aspx?pdf 37122&geotype London&gpn 3046&type ArchivedSupplementPage&all Geoffrey 20Havilland London Gazette 8 June 1945 ref He died on the evening of 27 September 1946 whilst carrying out high speed tests in the de Havilland Swallow de Havilland DH.108 United Kingdom military aircraft ... Brown, Wings on my Sleeve Wings on my Sleeve p.  148 ref the body of Captain de Havilland was found ... severe and violent longitudinal oscillation s prior to break up, which resulted in de Havilland s head ... Eric Winkle Brown suggests that a factor in de Havilland s death was due to his height, Brown suffering .... Two of de Havilland s cousins were the actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine . References ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME De Havilland, Geoffrey Jr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 27 September 1946 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT De Havilland ... test pilots Category De Havilland Category People from Basingstoke and Deane district Category People ... Accidental deaths in England aviation bio stub England bio stub de Geoffrey de Havilland Junior sv Geoffrey de Havilland 1911 1946 ...   more details



  1. Geoffrey de Havilland

    for this person s son of the same name Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. Infobox Person name Geoffrey de Havilland image De Havilland. Perth, 1929.jpg caption Geoffrey de Havilland at Perth, Western Australia ... nationality United Kingdom British other names known for Aircraft designs including the de Havilland ... children 3 sons, Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland, Jr. , Peter Jason de Havilland and John de Havilland pilot John de Havilland parents Charles de Haviland father br Alice Jeanette Nettie Saunders mother relatives Olivia de Havilland cousin br Joan Fontaine cousin Captain land Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland , Order of Merit OM , CBE , Air Force Cross United Kingdom AFC , Royal ... Kingdom British aviation pioneer and aircraft engineer. His de Havilland Mosquito Mosquito has ..., High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , de Havilland was the second son of The Reverend the Revd Charles de Havilland and his first wife, Alice Jeannette n e Saunders . ref name ODNB He was educated at King ... Main de Havilland Built with money borrowed from his maternal grandfather, ref name ODNB de Havilland s de Havilland Biplane No. 1 first aircraft took two years to build before he crashed it during ... of 10,500 feet 3.2 km in an aircraft of his design, the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 B.E.2 . De Havilland was the designer and his brother Hereward the test pilot. In December 1910, de Havilland joined ... aircraft to bear an official Royal Aircraft Factory designation. For the next three years de Havilland ... . He designed many aircraft for Airco, all designated by his initials, List of de Havilland aircraft DH . Large numbers of de Havilland designed aircraft were used during the First World War , flown .... De Havilland raised 20,000, bought the relevant assets he needed and in 1920 formed the de Havilland de Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane Aerodrome , Edgware , where he and his company designed and built a large number of aircraft, including the de Havilland Moth Moth family. In 1933 ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Gipsy

    lowercase de Havilland Gipsy Infobox Aircraft Begin name Gipsy image Image De Havilland Gipsy II 001.jpg ... de Havilland national origin United Kingdom first run 1927 major applications de Havilland DH.60 Moth de Havilland D.H.60G Gipsy Moth br De Havilland D.H.71 de Havilland D.H.71 Tiger Moth racer number built program cost unit cost developed from developed into de Havilland Gipsy Major variants with their own articles The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air cooled 4 cylinder Inline engine aviation ... in the de Havilland D.H.60 Moth light biplane. The Gipsy went on to become one of the most famous ... as foreign, until long past WWII. Apart from helping to establish the de Havilland Aircraft Company ... between aircraft manufacturer Geoffrey de Havilland and engine designer Frank Halford . In fact, the early history of the Cirrus and Gipsy were linked through de Havilland s D.H.60 Moth. Cirrus origins In 1925 Geoffrey de Havilland was looking for a reliable cheap engine for use in a light sports aircraft ... adapted to running at high altitude. The engine secured, de Havilland Aircraft commenced manufacture ... cushion, de Havilland Aircraft decided to take the problem head on and start its own engine factory. Geoffrey de Havilland again went to his old friend Halford and this time asked him to design a completely ..., the convert 105 hp abbr on Cirrus Hermes . DH.71 Tiger Moth racer main de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth Halford and de Havilland quickly agreed on a convert 135 hp abbr on test engine later to be de rated to convert 100 hp abbr on for production models. While Halford went to build the engine, de Havilland designed its test bed the diminutive de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth D.H.71 racer. ref name Bransom ... in the de Havilland Gipsy Moth D.H.60G Gipsy Moth . The new engine proved itself to be docile .... ref Bransom 1991, p.26. ref Birth of the Gipsy Major main de Havilland Gipsy Major Image GipsyIII.JPG thumb right de Havilland Gipsy III preserved at the Shuttleworth Collection For all of this the new ...   more details



  1. John de Havilland (pilot)

    Infobox person name John de Havilland image caption birth date Birth date 1918 10 17 df yes birth place Edgware , Middlesex , England death date Death date and age 1943 08 23 1918 10 17 df yes death place Hatfield, Hertfordshire , England other names known for occupation Test Pilot nationality United Kingdom John de Havilland , born 17 October 1918, Edgware , Middlesex died 23 August 1943 near Hatfield, Hertfordshire was a United Kingdom British test pilot . John and his brothers, Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. and Peter, were sons of Geoffrey de Havilland , the famous designer and manufacturer. All three brothers were pilots and flew as test pilots for the de Havilland de Havilland company . John had been a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve RAFVR prior to the Second World War. Due to the demands for pilots in the de Havilland company, he was released from service and joined his father s firm. File De Havilland Mosquito IV ExCC.jpg right thumb Mosquito aircraft outside the Hatfield factory During a test flight of a de Havilland Mosquito Mark VI, flying with flight test observer John H. F. Scrope, he Mid air collision collided in the vicinity of St Albans with another Mosquito Mark VI flown by pilot George Gibbins. Both aircraft were made of wood, and disintegrated in the air, killing all four occupants aboard. G.F. Carter was flying as an observer in Gibbins s aircraft. The John de Havilland Scholarship Fund was set up by Geoffrey de Havilland ... brigitte royal plantagenet charleshavillanddesc1823.htm 22john de havilland 22 pilot&cd 2&hl en&ct clnk&gl ca Genealogy of the de Havilland family. worldroots.com . Retrieved 20 August 2009. aviation lists Persondata NAME de Havilland, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English pilot DATE ... Hatfield, Hertfordshire , England DEFAULTSORT De Havilland, John Category 1918 births Category 1943 ... in the United Kingdom Category De Havilland Category English aviators Category Royal Air Force ...   more details



  1. John de Havilland

    John von Sonntag de Havilland , Society of Antiquaries of London FSA 17 October 1826 18 September 1886 ... in 1784, was the other . Personal life John de Havilland was born on 17 October 1826, probably near ... to come to the United States which he did in 1816. John de Havilland s mother, Mary n e Wright , was the daughter ... and heiress of General Sir George von Sonntag, Governor of South Russia. John de Havilland ... . See images 1 3 below... File JVS De Havilland military letters.jpg 500px File De Havilland address envelopes 1872 & 1873.jpg 500px File Brother John de Havilland.jpg 500px John de Havilland s interest in heraldry and armorial bearings is shown in 1865 when he updated Thomas Fiott de Havilland s 1852 book A Chronicle of the Ancient and Noble Norman Family of de Havilland . John de Havilland s updated ... coats of arms displayed in the margins. John de Havilland explains that his maternal grandfather ... acknowledged soon after by Great Britain. John de Havilland also gives a swashbuckling account of his ... his cheek thus ending the contest. In 1872, John de Havilland was made a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries ... of Arms. In 1880, John de Havilland used the rank of General in his correspondences. At this time, John de Havilland took an active part in politics and was a member of the Liberal Reform Club . Correspondence between the Political Committee of the Reform Club and General John de Havilland from ..., General John de Havilland was said to have voted for the Conservative candidates for the election ... John de Havilland be expelled from the Club. The copy of the resolution also states that There can be no doubt ... any independence of character. And General de Havilland having in January 1877 dedicated to Lord ... the fact of General de Havilland s having openly expressed his dissent from the foreign policy Mr. Gladstone ... expulsion from the Reform Club. John von Sonntag de Havilland died on 18 September 1886 and was buried at Langford Budville , in Somerset, England. Heraldic career John de Havilland began his career ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Gipsy Twelve

    lowercase de Havilland Gipsy Twelve This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft page content for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name Gipsy Twelve Gipsy King image File DHGipsyTwelve.JPG caption de Havilland Gipsy Twelve at the Science Museum London Infobox Aircraft Engine type Piston V12 engine V 12 inline aero engine manufacturer de Havilland Engine Company first run avyear 1937 major applications de Havilland Don br de Havilland Albatross number built 95 program cost unit cost developed from developed into variants with their own articles The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve was a British aero engine developed by the de Havilland Engine Company in 1937. Approximately 95 were manufactured. It was known as the Gipsy King in Royal Air Force service. Applications de Havilland Albatross de Havilland DH.91 Albatross de Havilland Don de Havilland DH.93 Don Engines on display Preserved de Havilland Gipsy Twelve engines are on public display at the following museums de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre Science Museum London London Science Museum . Specifications Gipsy King I pistonspecs If you do not understand how to use this template, please ask at Wikipedia talk WikiProject Aircraft Please include units where appropriate main comes first, alt in parentheses . If data are missing, leave the parameter blank do not delete it . For additional lines, end your alt units with li and start a new, fully formatted line with li ref Lumsden ref Lumsden 2003, p.147 ref type Inverted 60 degree V 12 inline piston engine bore 4.646 ... 1 85310 294 6. refend External links commonscat http www.enginehistory.org 12.jpg Photo of a de Havilland Gipsy Twelve at Enginehistory.org DHaeroengines Aviation lists Category Air cooled aircraft piston engines Category Aircraft piston engines 1930 1939 Category De Havilland aircraft engines Gipsy Twelve Category Inverted aircraft piston engines it De Havilland Gipsy Twelve ja ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Gipsy Minor

    linked see also de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre Frank Halford designs which were developed into or from this aircraft related de Havilland Gipsy aircraft that are of similar role, era, and capability ... Category De Havilland aircraft engines Gipsy Minor Category Aircraft piston engines 1930 1939 Category ...   more details



  1. File:De Havilland Iris.JPG

    Summary Non free use rationale Article De Havilland Iris Description de Havilland Iris aero engine Source Flightglobal archive at http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1956 1956 20 201020.html Portion Cropped portion of page, image only Low resolution Yes Purpose To illustrate historic aero engine article Replaceability No example of this engine is known to have survived. other information Image re published in 1956, original image published in Flight magazine in May 1910. Licensing Non free historic image ...   more details



  1. Olivia de Havilland

    Infobox person name Olivia de Havilland image Olivia de Havilland still.jpg imagesize 240px caption in 1940 birth name Olivia Mary de Havilland birth date Birth date and age 1916 7 1 df y birth place Tokyo ... 1953 divorced 1 son br marriage Pierre Galante 1955 1979 divorced 1 daughter Olivia Mary de Havilland ... 1933.jpg left thumb 200px In 1933 Olivia de Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan , to parents from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom . Her father, Walter Augustus de Havilland ... de Havilland.html Olivia de Havilland biography at Film Reference.com ref was a stage actress who ... younger sister is the actress Joan Fontaine stage name of Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland born in 22 October 1917 . Her paternal cousin is Sir Geoffrey de Havilland 1882 &ndash 1965 , an aircraft designer, notably of the De Havilland Mosquito , ref Philip French, Screen Legends No.73, The Observer, Review ... the de Havilland name. Her sister Olivia, was already a rising star under the family surname. The girls ... Los Gatos High School and de Havilland also attended the Notre Dame High School, Belmont . ref http oliviadehavilland.net biography Olivia de Havilland Biography OliviadeHavilland.net ref An acting ... there. Career File De Havilland Flynn.jpg thumb With Errol Flynn in Dodge City 1939 film Dodge City 1939 De Havilland appeared as Hermia in A Midsummer Night s Dream , her first stage production, at the Hollywood ..., Joan Fontaine, de Havilland s sister, was approached by George Cukor to audition for Gone with the Wind ... by saying, Why don t you ask my sister Olivia de Havilland went on to play Melanie Wilkes Melanie ... Actress for her performance. In 1941, de Havilland became a naturalized citizen of the United States . ref cite news accessdate November 8, 2011 cite web title Olivia de Havilland a Citizen publisher ...&scp 1&sq Olivia 20de 20Havilland 20citizen&st cse ref De Havilland was becoming ... lawsuit against Warner Bros. in the 1930s. De Havilland mounted a lawsuit in the 1940s, supported ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Hercules

    lowercase de Havilland Hercules This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft page content for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name DH.66 Hercules image Image De Havilland Hercules.jpg caption Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules Infobox Aircraft Type type Airliner manufacturer De Havilland De Havilland Aircraft Company designer first flight 1926 introduced 1926 retired 1942 produced number built 11 status unit cost primary user Imperial Airways more users West Australian Airways br South African Air Force developed from variants with their own articles The de Havilland DH.66 Hercules was a 1920s United Kingdom British seven passenger, three engined airliner built by De Havilland De Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane Aerodrome . As a more modern replacement for the D.H.10s used on the RAF s air mail service, Imperial Airways used the Hercules effectively to provide long distance service to far flung regions. Although the giant airliners were slow and cumbersome, they pointed the way for airliners in the future. ref http www.raafawa.org.au wa museum aviation.htm Western Australian Aviation History ref Design and development The Hercules was designed for Imperial Airways when they took over the Air Mail Route from Cairo to Baghdad from the Royal Air Force . The design was a three engined biplane with room for seven ... in the Meccano Magazine in June 1926. Operational history Image De Havilland Hercules ... Airways ordered four aircraft to replace the de Havilland DH.50 DH.50 . On 2 June 1927, the first service ... mass main power mass alt armament See also aircontent related De Havilland DH.72 similar aircraft lists ... http www.imperial airways.com History page 1.html Imperial Airways History de Havilland aircraft ... De Havilland aircraft Hercules Category Trimotors de De Havilland Hercules it De Havilland DH.66 Hercules no De Havilland DH 66 Hercules pt De Havilland Hercules sv De Havilland DH 66 Hercules ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Ghost

    page content for recommended layout. lowercase de Havilland Ghost Infobox Aircraft Begin name Ghost image Image RM2 aka De Havilland Ghost.jpg caption A Swedish licensed built de Havilland Ghost, the RM 2 Infobox Aircraft Engine type Turbojet manufacturer de Havilland Engine Company first run 2 September avyear 1945 major applications de Havilland Comet br de Havilland Venom br de Havilland Sea Venom number built program cost unit cost developed from de Havilland Goblin developed into variants with their own articles for the 1928 Reciprocating engine piston engine de Havilland Ghost V8 The de Havilland Ghost originally Halford H 2 was the de Havilland Engine Company s second turbojet engine ... Airways Corporation BOAC service. A scaled up development of the de Havilland Goblin Goblin , the Ghost powered the de Havilland Venom , de Havilland Comet and Saab 29 Tunnan SAAB Tunnan . ref Gunston 1989, p.52. ref Design and development The Ghost came about when de Havilland started work on what ... off the compressor. While the prototype was being built, de Havilland bought Halford s firm and reformed it as the de Havilland Engine Company , renaming the H 1 and H 2 as the Goblin and Ghost respectively ... 1. During development, the Royal Air Force also asked for an improved version of the de Havilland ... as the de Havilland Venom Venom , and shared many features with the earlier Vampire. The Ghost ... Ghost 104 , rated at 4,950 lbf 22.0 kN Ghost 105 , rated at 5,150 lbf 22.9 kN Applications de Havilland Comet de Havilland Venom de Havilland Sea Venom Avro Lancastrian Ghost Lancastrian Saab 29 Tunnan ... designs which were developed into or from this aircraft related de Havilland Goblin aircraft that are of similar ... Volvo aeroengines Swedish military gas turbine aeroengines Aviation lists Category De Havilland aircraft engines Ghost Category Turbojet engines 1940 1949 de De Havilland Ghost es De Havilland Ghost fr De Havilland Ghost ja ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Goblin

    Turbojet manufacturer de Havilland Engine Company first run 13 April avyear 1942 major applications de Havilland Vampire br Gloster Meteor number built program cost unit cost developed from developed into de Havilland Ghost variants with their own articles The de Havilland Goblin , originally the Halford H 1 , is an early turbojet engine designed by Frank Halford . The Goblin built by de Havilland ... class type rating. ref Gunston 1989, p.52 ref The Goblin was the primary engine of the de Havilland ... G.80 and de Havilland DH 108 de Havilland Swallow . The Goblin was later expanded into the larger de Havilland Ghost , with the model numbers continuing from the last marks of the Goblin. Design and development ... September in the de Havilland Vampire . ref name Gunston51 Gunston 1989, p.51. ref It was around this time that de Havilland purchased Halford s company and set him up as the chairman of the de Havilland Engine Company , with the engine name changing from H 1 to Goblin , while the new H 2 design ... Image de Havilland Goblin 001.jpg thumb A complete Goblin engine H.1 Goblin I Developed about 2,300 ... de Havilland Vampire de Havilland DH 108 de Havilland Swallow Curtiss XF15C Curtiss XF15C 1 Fiat ... including de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre Midland Air Museum Royal Air Force Museum Cosford Shuttleworth Collection Vintage Flying Museum Survivors As of June 2011, two Goblin powered de Havilland ... related Allison J33 de Havilland Ghost aircraft that are of similar role, era, and capability as this design ... Swedish military gas turbine aeroengines Aviation lists Category De Havilland aircraft engines Goblin Category Turbojet engines 1940 1949 de De Havilland Goblin es De Havilland Goblin fr De Havilland Goblin it De Havilland Goblin ja ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Ghost (V8)

    NOTOC lowercase de Havilland Ghost V8 Infobox Aircraft Begin name Ghost image caption Infobox Aircraft Engine type Air cooled V8 engine V 8 piston engine manufacturer de Havilland national origin United Kingdom first run avyear 1928 major applications de Havilland Hawk Moth number built program cost unit cost developed from ADC Cirrus developed into variants with their own articles for the 1945 turbojet engine de Havilland Ghost The de Havilland Ghost was a British V8 engine V 8 Aircraft engine aero engine that first ran in 1928. Design and development Designed by Geoffrey de Havilland the Ghost was developed from the ADC Cirrus aero engine by using two banks of four cylinders. This appeared at first to be a retrograde step as the Cirrus was itself developed from the Renault 80 hp V8 engine however with the improved Cirrus cylinders the Ghost developed over twice the power of the French engine for a lower weight. Another difference from the Renault was the use of a propeller reduction gear, the Ghost s sole known aircraft application was the prototype de Havilland Hawk Moth high wing cabin monoplane. ref Lumsden 2003, p. 137. ref Specifications Ghost pistonspecs If you do not understand how to use this template, please ask at Wikipedia talk WikiProject Aircraft Please include units where appropriate main comes first, alt in parentheses . If data are missing, leave the parameter blank do not delete it . For additional lines, end your alt units with li and start a new, fully formatted line with li type Inline air cooled, upright, 90 degree, V 8 piston engine ref bore 4.5 in 114  mm stroke 5.0 in 128  mm displacement 498.56 cu in 8.17 L length diameter width height weight ... compression 5 1 fuelcon specfuelcon oilcon power weight designer Geoffrey de Havilland reduction ... Image of the de Havilland Ghost installed in a Hawk Moth Flight , February 1929 De Havilland aeroengines Aviation lists Category De Havilland aircraft engines Ghost V8 Category Aircraft piston ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Gyron

    lowercase title de Havilland Gyron Infobox Aircraft Begin name Gyron image File DHGyron.JPG caption de Havilland Gyron at the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre Infobox Aircraft Engine type Turbojet manufacturer de Havilland Engine Company first run 1953 major applications Hawker P.1121 not built number built program cost unit cost developed from developed into de Havilland Gyron Junior variants with their own articles The de Havilland PS.23 or PS.52 Gyron , originally the Halford H 4 , was Frank Halford s last turbojet design while working for de Havilland . Intended to outpower any design then under construction, the Gyron was the most powerful engine of its era, producing convert 20000 lbf kN abbr on dry , and convert 27000 lbf kN abbr on with afterburner reheat in British terminology . The engine was actually too large for most roles and saw no production use. It was later scaled down to 45 of its original size to produce the de Havilland Gyron Junior , which was somewhat more successful. ref Gunston 1989, p.32. ref Design and development The Gyron was Halford s first axial flow design, a complete departure from his earlier centrifugal flow engines based on Frank Whittle Whittle like designs, the de Havilland Goblin Goblin H 1 and de Havilland Ghost Ghost H 2 . The Gyron was also one of the first engines designed specifically for supersonic flight. The Gyron first ran in 1953. Flight testing started in 1955 on a modified Short Sperrin a bomber design that was instead turned ... ref another is on public display at the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre , St Albans. Specifications ... related de Havilland Gyron Junior For aircraft engine articles. Engines that are of similar to this design ... view 1957 1957 20 201073.html Gyron de Havilland s Supersonic Turbojet, with 25,000lb Reheat Rating A 1957 Flight International Flight magazine article on the Gyron De Havilland aeroengines Aviation lists Category Turbojet engines 1950 1959 Category De Havilland aircraft engines Gyron ja ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Canada

    lowercase de Havilland Canada The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. company was an aircraft manufacturer ... home of de Havilland Canada is now the home of the Canadian Air and Space Museum Canadian Air ... de Havilland de Havilland Aircraft Company to build Moth aircraft for the training of Canadian ... de Havilland Beaver DHC2 01.jpg.jpg 270px thumb right C FGYN Adlair Aviation Ltd. de Havilland Beaver DHC2 Mk I on floats Establishment Founded in 1928 as a subsidiary of de Havilland Aircraft UK de Havilland Canada was first located at De Lesseps Field in Toronto, before moving to Downsview in 1929. Pre Second World War Flown for the first time on 26 October 1931, the de Havilland Tiger Moth DH.82 Tiger Moth was derived from the de Havilland Moth DH.60 Moth . The DH 82 was powered by a 120 ... cockpits, brakes, tail wheels, etc. . The follow up De Havilland Fox Moth DH.83 Fox Moth ... components as possible. Second World War The de Havilland Tiger Moth was a basic trainer of the British ... British de Havilland and during World War II was made into a crown corporation of the Canadian government. Production of the de Havilland Mosquito Mosquito , nicknamed the Mossie, was the company ... by de Havilland, de Havilland Canada produced 1,134. Several were lost en route across the Atlantic ... 18041.jpg thumb right A former Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Chipmunk After the war, de Havilland ... also continued production of several British de Havilland aircraft and later produced a licence ... aircraft production facility was transferred to de Havilland Canada by their then merged parent company, UK based Hawker Siddeley . DHC 1 Chipmunk main de Havilland Canada DHC 1 Chipmunk The first ... for the venerable de Havilland Tiger Moth. The Chipmunk was an all metal, low wing, tandem two place ... versions of the airplane were powered by a 145 hp in line de Havilland Gipsy Major 8 engine. The Chipmunk ... for RCAF use while de Havilland UK produced 740 airplanes for training at various RAF and University ...   more details



  1. De Havilland Law

    The De Havilland Law is the informal name of California Labor Code Section 2855, a California law which prevents a court from enforcing specific performance of an exclusive personal services contract beyond the term of seven calendar years from the commencement of service. The section was first enacted as part of the new Labor Code in 1937. It was a recodification of an older statute, Civil Code Section 1980, which had been enacted as part of the original California Civil Code in 1872. The statute had originally provided for a two year limit on specific enforcement, but was amended in 1931 to seven years. Hollywood industry lawyers in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s took the position that an exclusive personal services contract should be treated as suspended during the periods when the artist was not actually working. Since no artist could be working every single day that is, including holidays and weekends , this interpretation meant that two, or later, seven years of actual service would ... had complete control of a young artist s career. In response, actress Olivia de Havilland filed a lawsuit ... of Appeal for the Second District in de Havilland s favor on December 8, 1944. ref De Havilland v. Warner .... The decision came to be informally known, and is still known to this day, as the de Havilland law . ref cite news url http www.reuters.com article industryNews idUSN2329585820070824 title De Havilland ... World Beat NYRock ref Jared Leto and Shannon Leto of the band 30 Seconds to Mars credit the de Havilland ... States 30 Seconds to Mars US law stub DEFAULTSORT De Havilland Law Category Labour law Category Film ... sense view that seven years from the commencement of service means seven calendar years. Since de Havilland had started performance under her Warner annual contract on May 5, 1936 which had been renewed ..., the contract was no longer enforceable and she was free to seek projects with other studios. De Havilland s legal victory reduced the power of the studios and extended greater creative freedom to performers ...   more details




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