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De Havilland Express | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|de Havilland Express | | olspan="3" align="center"|300px | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"|Passenger transport / trainer | | rew | colspan="2"|2 | | assengers | colspan="2"|14-18 | | irst flight | colspan="2"|1933 in aviation | | ntered service | colspan="2"| | | anufacturer | colspan="2"|de Havilland | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | 46 ft 1 in | 14.1 m | | ingspan | 64 ft 6 in | 19.7 m | | eight | 13 ft 3 in | 4 m | | ing area | 638 ft² | 59.3 m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | 6,250 lb | 2,830 kg | | oaded | 10,250 lb | 4,650 kg | | aximum takeoff | lb | kg | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngine | colspan="2"|4 × de Havilland Gipsy Six | | ower (each) | 200 hp | 150 kW | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | 166 mph | 267 km/h | | ombat range | 748 miles | 1,200 km | | erry range | km | miles | | ervice ceiling | 17,400 ft | 5,300 m | | ate of climb | 925 ft/min | 280 m/min | The de Havilland 86 was developed in 1933 for QANTAS, to inaugurate the Singapore-Brisbane section of the England to Australia air route. It was styled the Express Air Liner. A modified version, the DH 86B with accommodation for two pilots, was built for Imperial Airways and given the class name Diana. They were used on European and Empire air routes including the run from Khartoum to Lagos. 62 were built and many were still flying at start of World War II when they were taken into military service for communications and radio navigational training.
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