de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
D.H.100 Vampire
Fighter / Fighter Bomber
The de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire is a single-engine single- or two-seat jet fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company. The D.H.113 Vampire is a two-seat night fighter variant, the D.H.115 is a two-seat trainer variant.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Turbojet Engine | |
| Engine Model | de Havilland Goblin 3 | |
| Engine Power | 14,9 kN | 3352 lbf |
| Speed | 882 km/h | 476 kts 548 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 13.045 m | 42.800 ft |
| Range | 1.963 km | 1.060 NM 1.220 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 3.304 kg | 7.284 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 5.620 kg | 12.390 lbs |
| Wing Span | 11,58 m | 38,0 ft |
| Wing Area | 24,3 m² | 262 ft² |
| Length | 9,37 m | 30,7 ft |
| Height | 2,69 m | 8,8 ft |
| First Flight | 29.09.1943 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 3746 | |
| Data for (Version) | de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire FB.Mk6 | |
Remarks
The Vampire was also built in Australia, Canada, France, Italy and Switzerland.
| Extras | |
print view| [Photo-ID: 1126] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-13 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Sea Vampire I Royal Navy Reg.: LZ551 |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum [Yeovilton] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1280] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Vampire F.3 Royal Air Force Reg.: VT812 |
| Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6060] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Reg.: N4024S c/n: 638 ex Swiss AF J-1129 |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1942] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1068 c/n: 979 |
| Luftfahrtmuseum Manfred Pflumm [Schwenningen (EDTS)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1694] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1081 c/n: 992 |
| Technik Museum [Speyer] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1943] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1126 c/n: 635 |
| Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1944] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04 | |
 | De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1153 c/n: 662 |
| Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3074] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-16 | |
 | De Havilland DH 115 Sea Vampire T.Mk.22 Royal Australian Navy Reg.: XG770 c/n: 15645 displayed as XG766 |
| RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra NSW [NAS Nowra - HMAS Albatross (YSNW / NOA)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1288] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: WZ590 c/n: 15165 |
| Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6514] © Karsten Palt 2013-04-01 | |
 | De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: XH292 c/n: 15610 |
| Koninklijk Legermuseum [Brussel] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1030] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-10 | |
 | De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T11 Reg.: U-1215 c/n: 15678 ex RAF XE998, Swiss AF |
| Solent Sky Museum [Southampton] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1962] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04 | |
 | De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T55 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: U-1224 c/n: 984 |
| Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)] | |