Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - De Havilland Vampire
Bill Maloney 1/22/2010 |
DeHavilland Vampires at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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DeHavilland Vampire jet fighter at the Canadia Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | A DeHavilland Vampire jet fighter at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI |
Length: 30 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan: 38 feet
Height: 8 feet, 10 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty -7,200lbs Max Takeoff - 12,400lbs
Max Speed: 570mph
Cruise Speed: ?mph
Range: 1,200 miles
Service Ceiling: 42,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 242 gallons internally
Powerplant: De Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal turbojet 3,300lbs thrust
Armament:
Two 20mm cannon
Eight 3" Rockets
Two 5 00lb bombs or two drop tanks
First Flight : 1943
Cost: $
Here's a Youtube Vampire Video of the jet taking off, doin flybys, and landing. This Vampire Youtube Video is pretty neat in that it shows the DeHavilland Vampire landing as shot from the rear.
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