5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. De Havilland Dragon Sywell 2006: Nigel Ish· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. DH.84 Dragon G-ACIT AN&T Yeadon 21.05.56 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 3. Cairns, a De Havilland DH 84 Dragon owned by North Queensland Airways: State Library of Queensland· No restrictions
- 4. Capt. Read's de Havilland DH.84 Dragon 'Trail of the Caribou' G-ACJM: SDASM Archives· No restrictions
- 5. StateLibQld 1 106628 Dragon aircraft which delivered the Truth newspaper, 1936: Contributor(s): Sunday Truth· Public domain
what is it?
The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon is a successful small commercial aircraft that was designed and built by the de Havilland company.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 14.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 94 years ago, in 1932.
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 14.4 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1932-11-12
- introduced
- 1933
- number built
- 202
- role
- passenger and military transport / trainer
- makers
- de Havilland Aircraft Company
- engines
- 2× de Havilland Gipsy Major I
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 10
- length
- 10.5 m
- wingspan
- 14.4 m
- height
- 3.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,905 kg
- top speed
- 206 km/h
- cruise speed
- 175 km/h
- range
- 740 km
- ceiling
- 3,810 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q285270, Wikipedia: De Havilland Dragon (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.