De Havilland Heron

what is it?

The de Havilland DH.114 Heron is a small propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage that could be used on regional and commuter routes.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 piston engines with propellers · low wing · retractable tricycle gear · 21.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 294 km/hcruise speed
• seats 14passengers
• size 6,124 kgmax take-off weight
• built 150made in total

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 76 years ago, in 1950.
• 🚗Wingspan of 21.8 m: about 5 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

1950-05-10

introduced

1951

status

retired

number built

150

role

airliner

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

de Havilland Aircraft Company

engines

4× de Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 Mk.2

passengers

14

length

14.8 m

wingspan

21.8 m

height

4.8 m

max take-off weight

6,124 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

294 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,639 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.