Aircraft in Storage – Misc
Summary of just a few of the other aircraft and aircraft exhibits that the museum has access to, but are not currently available for display at the museum site at London Colney.
Read More...de Havilland H3 Turbo-prop
This is a prototype of the H3. It is a small, light propeller turbine which developed 500 hp. The design of a turbo-prop engine uses the power from a jet engine, which at the same time also drives a propellor.
Read More...de Havilland Iris replica
This is a replica of the de Havilland Iris engine – the first aero engine to be designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. The original engine was used to power de Havilland’s first aeroplane – the de Havilland Biplane No. 1
Read More...Rolls Royce Merlin Mk 25 (cutaway)
The restored Starboard engine of Mosquito night fighter HJ719 built in 1943 in Hatfield. It is displayed as a “cutaway”. Visitors to the museum can see this engine turn over, and see the pistons, valves and spark plug actions.
Read More...De HAVILLAND DH 100 VAMPIRE FB5 VV217
The main Vampire production version was the DH Vampire FB.5 fighter bomber (a modified DH Vampire F.3) and this variant was also be the basis for many of the export versions. This aircraft was owned by the Ministry of Supply, but used by de Havilland for test flying. De Havilland test pilot John Derry flying this actual aircraft set a record in the spring of 1949 flying in 45 minutes from Paris to Cannes to win the Coupe Montana Prize, comprising a trophy and 10,000 francs. De Havilland was hoping this event would influence the Armee de l’Air to buy
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de Havilland Super Sprite
The de Havilland Super Sprite, the first liquid-propellant rocket engine to have successfully completed a British Government Type-Approval Test, which was in full production for the Royal Air Force.
Read More...de Havilland Gnome
The licence built de Havilland Gnome turbine engine was used to power late versions of the Whirlwind helicopter, and two were used in the Wessex helicopter replacing piston engines.
Read More...de Havilland Gyron Junior
Two de Havilland Gyron Junior axial flow jet engines were used to power the Buccaneer S.1 low level strike aircraft for the Royal Navy. A 10,000 lb thrust version powered the Bristol T.188 stainless steel research aircraft.
Read More...de Havilland Gyron
The Gyron was designed in 1951 by de Havilland as a private venture supersonic turbojet. The Gyron was first run in a test bed on 5th January 1953. Flight tests began in 1955 in a Short Sperrin under a Ministry of Supply contract. The engine was never put into production, losing out to the Bristol Siddeley/Rolls-Royce Olympus.
Read More...de Havilland Spectre Rocket
The Spectre rocket engine was designed to be the boost engine in a mixed power plant jet interceptor, allowing the aircraft to climb rapidly to high altitude to intercept high flying bombers.
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