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DH-100 Vampire

4,439 Mathieson  8.8 years ago

I found the nudge buttons, it would have been great to know about them earlier. This is my first attempt at recreating the DH-100 Vampire and I will probably make another one later. . The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by de Havilland. Having been developed during the Second World War to harness the newly developed jet engine, the Vampire entered servic ce with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1945. It was the second jet fighter, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF, and its first to be powered by a single jet engine. The RAF used the Vampire as a front-line fighter until 1953, when it was given secondary roles such as pilot training. It was retired by the RAF in 1966, replaced by the Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin. It achieved several aviation firsts and records, including being the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire had many export sales and was operated by various air forces. It participated in conflicts including the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Malayan emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War. Almost 3,300 Vampires were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. The Royal Navy's first jet fighter was the Sea Vampire, a navalised variant which was operated from its aircraft carriers. The Vampire was developed into the DH.115 dual-seat trainer and the more advanced DH.112 Venom ground-attack and night fighter.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 30.3ft (9.2m)
  • Length 25.3ft (7.7m)
  • Height 6.6ft (2.0m)
  • Empty Weight 6,415lbs (2,909kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,190lbs (5,075kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.012
  • Wing Loading 37.6lbs/ft2 (183.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 297.7ft2 (27.7m2)
  • Drag Points 3006

Parts

  • Number of Parts 69
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 328