De Havilland Express

de Havilland Express
Description
Role	Passenger transport / trainer
Crew	2
Passengers	14-18
First Flight	1933 in aviation
Entered Service
Manufacturer	de Havilland
Dimensions
Length	46ft 1in	14.1 m
Wingspan	64ft 6in	19.7 m
Height	13ft 3in	4 m
Wing Area	638 ft²	59.3 m²
Weights
Empty	6,250 lbs	2,830 kg
Loaded	10,250 lbs	4,650 kg
Maximum takeoff	lbs	kg
Powerplant
Engine	4 × de Havilland Gipsy Six
Power (each)	200 hp	150 kW
Performance
Maximum speed	166mph	267km/h
Combat range	748 miles	1,200 km
Ferry range	km	miles
Service ceiling	17,400 ft	5,300 m
Rate of climb	925 ft/min	280 m/min
Wing loading	16.1 lb/ft²	78.4 kg/m²
Power/Mass	0.078 hp/lb	0.129 kW/kg

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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