de Havilland D.H.114 Heron

Commuter Airliner

Photo ©: Derek Pedley

The de Havilland D.H.114 Heron is a four-engine commuter airliner with a capacity of 14-17 passengers produced by the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company.

The D.H.114 Heron is a development of the de Havilland D.H.104 Dove with stretched fuselage, larger wing span and two more engines.

Crew	2
Passengers	14, max. 17

Propulsion	4 Piston Engines
Engine Model	de Havilland Gipsy Queen 30-2
Engine Power (each)	179 kW	240 hp

Speed	294 km/h	159 kts 183 mph
Service Ceiling	5.639 m	18.500 ft
Range	1.472 km	795 NM 915 mi.

Empty Weight	3.697 kg	8.150 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	6.123 kg	13.499 lbs

Wing Span	21,79 m	71 ft 6 in
Wing Area	46,4 m²	499 ft²
Length	14,78 m	48 ft 6 in
Height	4,75 m	15 ft 7 in

First Flight	10.05.1950
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	150
Developed from	D.H.104 Dove

ICAO Code	HERN
IATA Code	DHH
Data for (Version)	de Havilland D.H.114 Heron 2D
Variants	Heron 1, Heron 2, Heron C.Mk 3, Heron C.Mk 4, Sea Heron C.Mk 20

[Photo-ID: 6919] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 114 Heron 1B BEA - British European Airways Scottish Airways Reg.: G-ANXB c/n: 14048
Newark Air Museum [Winthorpe, Newark]

[Photo-ID: 6920] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 114 Heron 1B BEA - British European Airways Scottish Airways Reg.: G-ANXB c/n: 14048
Newark Air Museum [Winthorpe, Newark]

[Photo-ID: 6921] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 114 Heron 1B BEA - British European Airways Scottish Airways Reg.: G-ANXB c/n: 14048
Newark Air Museum [Winthorpe, Newark]

[Photo-ID: 2989] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-19
	De Havilland DH 114 Heron 2D Royal Malaysian Air Force Reg.: FM-1054 c/n: 14138
RMAF Museum (Muzium TUDM), Simpang Base [Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur (WMKF)]

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