De Havilland DH.77

The de Havilland DH.77 was a prototype British fighter aircraft of the late 1920s. Intended as a fast climbing interceptor for Britain's Royal Air Force the DH.77 was a lightweight low-wing monoplane powered by a relatively low power engine. Despite excellent performance only one aircraft was built the Hawker Fury biplane being preferred.

Made by De Havilland.

Height Main
243.84
Designer
George Carter (engineer)
Length Alt
7.44 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
2279.0
Height Alt
2.44 m
Type Of Prop
16
Max Speed Main
204 mph
Max Speed More
at 10
000 ft
Ceiling Main
25900.0
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Loaded Weight Alt
1036.0
Area Main
163.0
Span Alt
9.81 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
224.0
Engine(prop)
Napier Rapier I
Manufacturer
De Havilland
Status
Prototype
First Flight
11
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Climb Rate Main
1885.0
Power Main
300 hp
Number Of Props
1
Guns
2
Climb Rate Alt
9.6 m-s
Length Main
24
Span Main
980.44
Area Alt
15.1 m²
Similar Aircraft
*Bristol Bullpup*Fairey Firefly II*Hawker Fury*Gloster Gauntlet*Saunders A.10*Vickers Jockey*Westland Interceptor
Max Speed Alt
177
Empty Weight Main
1655.0
Ceiling Alt
7
900 m
Empty Weight Alt
752.0
Category
British fighter aircraft 1920-1929
De Havilland aircraft

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