List of de Havilland aircraft

This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by Geoffrey de Havilland or designed at the de Havilland Aircraft Company from its founding in 1920 until its purchase by (and integration into) the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1959.

The aircraft are ordered by de Havilland model number; The numbers started with de Havilland's entry into the Airco company. although Airco built the planes, their design was owned by de Havilland and when de Havilland started his own company, he continued the numbering. This went on even for later designs of de Havilland's aircraft company, even if they were designed by a factory team with little input from de Havilland himself. The DH.89, for example, was the de Havilland's 89th design.

The designs DH.121 and DH.125 which were under development when de Havilland merged into the Hawker Siddeley Group kept their numbering and were produced as the Hawker 121 Trident and the Hawker 125.

The list does not include aircraft designed by de Havilland Canada or de Havilland Australia, founded as de Havilland subsidiaries.

Designs prior to company foundation

These are designs by Geoffrey de Havilland while working for himself or for other manufacturers.

Model	Name	First flight	Remarks
	Biplane No. 1	December 1909	single-seat biplane
	Biplane No. 2	25 September 1910	single-seat pusher configuration biplane – became the F.E.1 when de Havilland joined the staff at the Royal Aircraft Factory
DH.1	Airco DH.1	January 1915	two-seat reconnaissance biplane
DH.2	Airco DH.2	1 June 1915	single-seat pusher configuration biplane fighter
DH.3	Airco DH.3		twin-engined bomber
DH.4	Airco DH.4	August 1916	two-seat biplane day bomber
DH.5	Airco DH.5	October 1916	single-seat fighter
DH.6	Airco DH.6	1916	trainer
DH.7			Single-seat tractor fighter project with a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine, not built[1]
DH.8			Pusher fighter projected to be fitted with a Coventry Ordnance Works gun, not built.[1]
DH.9	Airco DH.9	July 1917	two-seat day bomber biplane
DH.10	Airco DH.10 Amiens	4 March 1918	twin-engine day bomber biplane
DH.11	Airco Oxford	1919	twin-engined day bomber
DH.12	DH.12		modified DH.11 – unbuilt[1]
DH.13			Not used[1]
DH.14	(Airco) Okapi	1919	Two-seat day bomber to replace DH.4 and DH.9
DH.15	Airco Gazelle	1919	Experimental aircraft similar to DH.9
DH.16	Airco DH.16	1919	Redesigned DH9 with four-seat enclosed cockpit for use as a commercial biplane
DH.17			Twin-engined 16-passenger biplane project, not built.[1]
DH.18	(Airco) DH.18	1920	8 seat Single-engined commercial aircraft
DH.19			Rolls-Royce Falcon powered two-seat cabin tourer, not built[1]
DH.20			ABC Wasp powered single-seat sporting biplane, not built[1]
DH.21			Heavy transport design study with two engines driving one propeller, not built[1]

de Havilland Aircraft Company designs

Model	Name	First flight	Remarks
DH.22		Not built	Design study for a pusher biplane[1]
DH.23		Not built	Four-seat biplane flying boat[1]
DH.24		Not built	Design study for a larger variant of the DH.18 with a Napier Lion engine.[1]
DH.25		Not built	Design study for a large three-engine passenger transport.[1]
DH.26		Not built	Single-engined transport monoplane. Design dropped in favor of the larger DH.29.[1]
DH.27	Derby	13 October 1922	Heavy biplane day bomber for Specification 2/20
DH.28		Not built	Single-engined biplane troop transport project.[1]
DH.29	Doncaster	5 July 1921	Long-range research monoplane for the Air Ministry
DH.30	Denbigh	Not built	High-wing reconnaissance variant of the DH.9.[1]
DH.31		Not built	Single-engined reconnaissance biplane.[1]
DH.32		Not built	Eight-passenger biplane airliner powered by Rolls-Royce Eagle engines. Construction was to begin in 1922 but due to operators requests the Napier Lion powered DH.34 was developed instead.[1]
DH.33		Not built	Single-seat fleet fighter.[1]
DH.34		26 March 1922	Biplane airliner, based on DH.32
DH.35		Not built	Two-seat reconnaissance biplane project to have been powered by the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial engine.[1]
DH.36		Not built	Three-seat coastal defence torpedo bomber project.[1]
DH.37		June 1922	Touring biplane. Designed to special order.
DH.38		Not built	General-purpose military biplane design powered by a single Napier Lion V engine.[1]
DH.39		Not built	DH.38 design variant for the Greek government with Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine.[1]
DH.40		Not built	DH.39 design variant for use in Canada as a two-seat forestry patrol aircraft.[1]
DH.41		Not built	DH.38 design variant as a two-seat reconnaissance biplane to meet Air Ministry Specification D of R Type 3.[1]
DH.42	Dormouse	25 July 1923	Reconnaissance fighter to Specification 22/22
DH.42A	Dingo I	12 March 1924	Bristol Jupiter III: slight (6 in/152 mm) increase in span
DH.42B	Dingo II	29 September 1926	Bristol Jupiter IV: same dimensions as DH.42A but with steel frame and greater weight
DH.43		Not built	Design for a large biplane freighter with a Liberty 12 engine.[1]
DH.44		Not built	Design study for a civil transport with a Siddeley Puma engine.[1]
DH.45		Not built	A design for a biplane torpedo bomber with two Napier Lion engines.[1]
DH.46		Not built	Design study for an ultra light monoplane.[1]
DH.47		Not built	Design study for a single-seat glider.[1]
DH.48		Not built	Design for a Wolseley Viper powered forestry patrol biplane for the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1]
DH.49		Not built	Design for an updated DH.9A similar to the DH.9AJ Stag.[1]
DH.50		30 July 1923	Four-passenger transport biplane
DH.51		1 July 1924	Three-seat biplane, private venture
DH.52		5 October 1922	Single-seat glider
DH.53	Humming Bird	2 October 1923	Single-seat monoplane
DH.54	Highclere	18 June 1924	12-passenger biplane airliner
DH.55		Not built	Design for a seven-passenger transport biplane based on the DH.54.[1]
DH.56	Hyena	17 May 1925	Army biplane developed for Specification 33/26
DH.57		Not built	Design for a variant of the DH.55 for 12 passengers and using three Siddeley Puma engines.[1]
DH.58		Not built	Design for a larger variant of the DH.57 for 20 passengers.[1]
DH.59		Not built	Design study for a transport biplane.[1]
DH.60	Moth	22 February 1925	Two-seat light biplane
DH.60G	Gipsy Moth	1927	DH.60 Moth powered by de Havilland Gipsy engine
DH.60GIII	Moth Major	1929	DH.60 Moth powered by new Gipsy III/Gipsy Major engine
DH.61	Giant Moth	December 1927	Eight-passenger biplane airliner
DH.62		Not built	Design study for an eight-passenger transport biplane with two Siddeley Puma engines.[1]
DH.63		Not built	Design for a smaller variant of the DH.61 with a Siddeley Puma engine and room for four-passengers.[1]
DH.64		Not built	Design for a larger 14-passenger variant of the DH.62 with two Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial engines.[1]
DH.65	Hound	17 November 1926	Day bomber biplane
DH.66	Hercules	30 September 1926	3-engined biplane airliner, 14 passengers
DH.67	Survey	1929	Twin-engined photo survey biplane built by Gloster.
DH.68		Not built	Design for a six-passenger variant of the DH.67.[1]
DH.69		Not built	Design study for a two-seat day bomber for the Air Ministry powered by a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine.[1]
DH.70		Not built	Design study for an army co-operation biplane for Australia.[1]
DH.71	Tiger Moth	July 1927	High-speed monoplane, private venture
DH.72		28 July 1931	3-engined night bomber based on DH.66 and designed to Specification B.22/27
DH.73		Not built	Design for a high-altitude survey biplane based on the DH.67.[1]
DH.74		Not built	Design study for DH.50 replacement based on the DH.65A Hound.[1]
DH.75	Hawk Moth	7 December 1928	Six-seat cabin monoplane
DH.76		Not built	Design for 20-passenger transport biplane with three Bristol Jupiter engines.[1]
DH.77		11 July 1929	Single-seat interceptor. Private venture designed to Specification F.20/27
DH.78		Not built	Design study for a multi-engined transport.[1]
DH.79		Not built	Design study for a multi-engined transport.[1]
DH.80	Puss Moth	9 September 1929	Three-seat touring monoplane, high-wing
DH.81	Swallow Moth	21 August 1931	Two-seat sporting monoplane
DH.82	Tiger Moth	26 October 1931	Two-seat primary trainer
DH.83	Fox Moth	29 January 1932	Small passenger biplane
DH.84	Dragon	24 November 1932	Large biplane airliner
DH.85	Leopard Moth	27 May 1933	Three-seat cabin monoplane
DH.86	Express	14 January 1934	Four-engine airliner based on DH.84 Dragon
DH.87	Hornet Moth	9 May 1934	Light biplane
DH.88	Comet	8 September 1934	Twin-engine racing monoplane
DH.89	Dragon Rapide	17 April 1934	Twin-engine airliner
DH.90	Dragonfly	12 August 1935	Twin-engine biplane, five seats
DH.91	Albatross	20 May 1937	Four-engine airliner, 22 passengers
DH.92	Dolphin	9 September 1936	Twin-engine airliner, designed to replace DH.89 Dragon Rapide
DH.93	Don	18 June 1937	Liaison aircraft
DH.94	Moth Minor	22 June 1937	Primary trainer, designed to replace Moth
DH.95	Flamingo	22 December 1938	Twin-engine transport
DH.96		Not built	Ab-inito trainer to meet Specification T.1/37.[1]
DH.97		Not built	Reconnaissance bomber aircraft to meet Specification 17/38. Transport design study.[1]
DH.98	Mosquito	25 November 1940	Twin-engine fighter and bomber
DH.99		Not built	Original all-metal proposal for a twin-boom jet fighter which, in composite wood-and-metal form, became the DH.100.[2] Design study for a Napier Sabre-powered twin-engined fast bomber derivative, developed into DH.101 concept. Number later allocated to a light twin-engined civil aircraft project which was not built.[1]
DH.100	Vampire, (known as Spider Crab until April 1944).[2]	29 September 1943	Twin-boom jet fighter
DH.101		Not built	High speed bomber with Napier Sabre engines to Specification B.11/41.[1]
DH.102		Not built	High performance bomber (Mosquito replacement) to Specification B.4/42, with two-stage Merlin engines. Construction started in 1942 but work was stopped.[1]
DH.103	Hornet	28 July 1944	Twin-engine fighter
DH.104	Dove	25 September 1945	8-passenger airliner
DH.105		Not built	Single-engined elementary trainer to Specification T.23/43.[1]
DH.106	Comet	27 July 1949	Jet airliner
DH.107			Not used to avoid confusion with the Handley Page HP.107[1]
DH.108	Swallow	15 May 1946	Prototype jet aircraft
DH.109		Not built	Naval strike aircraft to Specification N.8/49
DH.110	Sea Vixen	26 September 1951	Two-seat naval fighter
DH.111			Not used to avoid confusion with the Handley Page HP.111[1]
DH.112	Venom	2 September 1949	Jet fighter
DH.113	Vampire NF.10		Night fighter variant
DH.114	Heron	10 May 1950	Small airliner
DH.115	Vampire T.11		Trainer variant
DH.116		Not built	Modernised Sea Venom project. Two prototypes ordered but not built.
DH.117		Not built	Submission to F.155T, designed with straight wing and to be powered by two Gyron Junior turbojets and one Spectre rocket.
DH.118		Not built	Rolls-Royce Conway powered long-haul jet transport for British Overseas Airways Corporation. Although an order for 25 to 30 was planned the project was abandoned in 1957. Two prototypes ordered but not built.[1]
DH.119		Not built	Design study for a jet transport with four Rolls-Royce Avon engines.[1]
DH.120		Not built	Design study for a jet transport to meet both BEA and BOAC requirements.[1]
DH.121	Trident	9 January 1962	Three-engine jet airliner
DH.122		Not built	Proposed Trident variant to compete with the Vickers VC10.[1]
DH.123		Not built	Design studies for a turboprop 36-seat transport.[1]
DH.124			Not used to avoid confusion with the Handley Page HP.124.[1]
DH.125	Jet Dragon	13 August 1962	Medium corporate jet
DH.126		Not built	A larger variant of the DH.125 for 35 to 50 passengers.[1]
DH.127		Not built	Proposed delta-winged strike fighter for Royal Navy as Blackburn Buccaneer replacement, early 1960s. Design featured two Rolls-Royce Spey engines with vectored thrust and two RB.108 lift jets in the nose to lower approach speed.

See also

• de Havilland Moth

References

Notes

1. Jackson 1987, pp. 508–525
2. Chorlton, M. (Ed.); Vampire, Aeroplane Icons, Kelsey (2014), Pages 6–9.

Bibliography

1. "de Havilland". Royal Air Force Museum Aircraft Thesaurus. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2006.
2. "de Havilland". British Aircraft Directory. Archived from the original on 26 February 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2006.

• A J Jackson (1987). De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. Putnam. ISBN 0 85177 802 X.
• Tony Buttler (2000). British Secret Projects: Jet Fighters Since 1950. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-095-8.
• Tony Buttler (2003). British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-130-X.