de Havilland Don
The de Havilland DH93 Don was a single-engine, three -seat multi- purpose aircraft of the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company in the 1930s. It was built according to the Air Ministry Specification T6/36 and was originally to be used for training of pilots, radio operators and gunners. In fact, it was used as a liaison aircraft.
History
The first flight of the prototype took place on 18 June 1937. To official tests included in Martlesham Heath on the initial testing by the manufacturer. The changes requested by the client increased the weight of the sample in such a way that some equipment had to be removed again.
Affected in this way in their range of application, were instead of the originally ordered 250 DH93 only 50 airframes - including 20 without motor - delivered. After a conversion to compound aircraft, the 30 motorized machines were the No. Allocated to 24 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
Construction
When DH93 Don it was a wooden structure with a self-supporting shell. The aircraft was designed as a low-wing monoplane. As a drive line engine de Havilland Gipsy King 1 was used with an output of 525 hp ( 391 kW).
Military user
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