DE HAVILLAND DH.114 HERON

 

BRAND and MODEL
DE HAVILLAND DH.114 HERON
TYPE
Commercial airliner
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE

(Series 2) Four 187 kw (250 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Queens 30 Mk 2 six-cylinder in-line air cooled engines

(Series 2E/A1) Four 216 kw (290 hp) Lycoming IO-540-B1A5 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engines

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 21.8 m (71 ft 6 in)

Length: 14.8 m (48 ft 6 in)

Height: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)

Wing area: 46.4 m² (499 sq ft)

Max cruising speed at 914 m (3,000 ft): 307 km/h (191 mph)

Economical cruising speed at 2,438 km (8,000 ft): 295 km/h (183 mph)

Stalling speed: 121 km/h (75 mph)

Rate of climb at sea level: 328 m/min (1,075 ft/min)

Service ceiling: 5,243 m (17,200 ft)

Max fuel range with 45 mins reserve: 2,873 km (1,785 miles)

Range with 1,266 kg (2,790 lb) payload: 805 km (500 miles)

Empty weight: 3,931 kg (8,666 lb)

Max payload weight: 1,462 kg (3,223 lb)

Loaded weight: 6,124 kg (13,500 lb)

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