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19 de abr. de 2024 · SIR GEOFFREY De HAVILAND. THIS IS ONE of the launch titles in the new Airlife Classic paperback series, reproducing some of the publisher’s earliest works of a biographical nature.
Hace 2 días · As a result, committee member Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, head of the de Havilland company, used his personal influence and his company's expertise to champion the development of a jet-propelled aircraft; proposing a specification for a pure turbojet-powered design.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Lady Bailey’s airplane was a de Havilland DH.60X Moth, c/n 415, registration G-EBSF, which she had purchased from Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, the airplane’s designer. An auxiliary fuel tank was installed in the forward cockpit, giving the Moth an endurance of 10½ hours.
Hace 5 días · Whatever the specifics of the stats, Geoffrey de Havilland’s aircraft proved to be extraordinarily capable in general, taking on multiple roles. One task it carried out commonly, and for which it is most widely remembered (thanks to the film ‘633 Squadron’), was high-speed, low-level bombing.
2 de may. de 2024 · The first prototype DH98 Mosquito (W4050 – E0234) first flew at Hatfield on 25th November 1940, with Geoffrey R de Havilland (Geoffrey Junior) at the controls, accompanied by John E. Walker, the chief engine installation designer.
17 de abr. de 2024 · The XDH-4L was a variant of the Airco DH.4, designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. It was a two-place, single-engine biplane intended as a bomber, but the type served in virtually every capacity during World War I and the years following.
Hace 6 días · Born in 1882, Geoffrey de Havilland was the second son of a village pastor. At an early age, he displayed a mechanical interest and pursued a career as an automotive engineer, building cars and ...
