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The Jodel-Wassmer D 120 Paris-Nice is a French two-seat side-by-side light cabin monoplane with dual controls, developed as a deluxe version of the Jodel D112, and first flown as a prototype in 1955. The D 120 is powered by a Continental C90-12F four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 210 kmh and a range of 1100 km.
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the D'Apuzzo D-200 Junior Aero Sport is an American single-seat acrobatic biplane. The D'Apuzzo D-200 is a conventional braced biplane powered by a Lycoming O-360 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 257 kmh and a range of 480 km.
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the D'Apuzzo D-260 Senior Aero Sport is an American two-seat tandem dual-control acrobatic biplane. The D'Apuzzo D-260 is powered by a Lycoming O-435 series six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 250 kmh and a range of 805 km.
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D was the designation adopted by Germany during the Great War, indicating Doppeldecker, for single-seater, single-engined, armed biplanes.
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The Daphne SDI-A is an American two-seat light aircraft designed for amateur building first flown in 1961. The Daphne SDI-A is a braced high-wing monoplane powered by a Continental C85-C four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 240 kmh and an endurance of 3.75 hours flying time.
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The Handley Page Dart Herald was a British medium-range general purpose transport aircraft first flown in 1958. The Handley Page Dart Herald was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines providing a cruising speed of 443 kmh and a range of 925 km fully-laden increasing to a maximum of 2770 km. The Handley Page Dart Herald carried a crew of two and could be fitted to carry up to 47 passengers or 6033 kg of freight.
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The Daru was a Hungarian two/three-seater tourer, trainer and glider-tug aircraft of the 1050's. The Daru was a high-wing braced monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Hirth or Walter Major 4-I four-cylinder inline inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 180 kmh.
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The Dassault Atlantic (originally the Breguet 1150 Atlantic) is a French maritime reconnaissance platform warplane with anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities. The Dassault Atlantic was developed in response to a 1958 NATO requirement for a long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warplane and entered service in 1965. The Dassault Atlantic is powered by two Hispano-Suiza/MAN/FN Tyne Rty.20 Mk 21 turboprops providing a top speed of 658 kmh and a range of 9000 km or an endurance of 18 hours. The Dassault Atlantic carries a flight crew of three and a mission crew of nine in the cabin. Armaments consist of up to 3500 kg of disposable stores carried in a lower-fuselage weapon bay rated at 2000 kg and on four under-wing hard points.
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The Dassault Etendard IVM is a French single-seater carrier borne attack fighter and secondary interceptor in service since 1962. The Dassault Etendard IV is powered by a SNECMA Atar 8B turbojet providing a top speed of 1093 kmh and a typical range of 700 km depending upon load. Armaments consist of two DEFA 552 30 mm cannons in the underside of the inlet trunks and up to 1500 kg of disposable stores carried on four under-wing hard points.
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The Dassault Flamant was a French short-range utility light transport aircraft first flown in 1947 as the MD303 prototype, with production aircraft flown in 1949, being in military service from 1950 until 1982. Various models were produced, a MD312 six-passenger liaison and communications model, the MD315 a ten-passenger utility transport model and the MD315R which was a radar interception trainer model. The Dassault Flamant was powered by two SNECMA 12S.02-201 Vee piston engines providing a top speed of 380 kmh and a range of 1215 km. The Dassault Flamant carried a pilot and co-pilot and up to six or ten passengers depending upon model.
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The Dassault Gardian is a French medium-range maritime patrol warplane with anti-ship capability based upon the Falcon 20 aircraft. The Dassault Gardian is powered by two Garrett ATF3-6A-3C turbofans providing a top speed of 870 kmh and a range of 4490 km. The Dassault Gardian carries a flight crew of two and a mission crew of three in the cabin. Armaments consist of up to 1640 kg of disposable stores carried on four under-wing hard points, and typically comprise Am39 Exocet anti-ship missiles, BLG66 Belouga cluster bombs or pods fitted with a 30 mm DEFA cannon.
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The Dassault MD 320 Hirondelle is a French twin-turboprop executive utility transport and trainer aircraft first exhibited at the 1967 Paris Air Show. The Dassault Hirondelle is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two engines, originally Turbomeca Astazou XIVD engines, providing a top speed of about 500 kmh and a range of 3000 km. The Dassault Hirondelle carries a crew of two or three and up to eight, ten, twelve or fourteen passengers depending upon configuration.
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The Dassault-Breguet Alize is a French three-seater carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft first flown in October 1956 as the turboprop-powered anti-submarine derivative of the Breguet Br960 Vultur turboprop/turbojet-powered carrier borne attack aircraft. The Dassault-Breguet Alize is a cantilever low-wing monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Dart R.Da.22 turboprop engine providing a top speed of 460 kmh and an endurance of seven hours forty minutes flying time. The Dassault-Breguet Alize carries up to 1500 kg of disposable stores in a lower fuselage weapons bay and on eight hard points, one under each inner wing panel and three under each outer wing panel.
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The Dassault-Breguet Super Etendard is a French single-seater land and carrier-based strike and attack aircraft. It is armed with two 30 mm DEFA 552A cannon in the underside of the forward fuselage and up to 2100 kg of disposable stores carried on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing. The Super Etendard was developed in the early 1970s on the basis of the subsonic Dassault Etendard IV it was to replace, the transonic Super Etendard first flew in October 1974 and in comparison with its predecessor has much improved avionics (including search rather than ranging radar), a more powerful engine and considerably enhanced aerodynamics.
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The Datwyler 1038 MDC-Trailer was a Swiss single-seater glider tug based upon the Piper Super Cub aircraft. The Datwyler 1038 MDC-Trailer was a high-wing braced monoplane powered by a Franklin 6A4-165-B3 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 200 kmh.
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The Davis DA-2A is an American two-seat side-by-side light aircraft designed for amateur build and first flown in 1966 when it won first prize for most outstanding design and also most popular aircraft at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual fly-in. The Davis DA-2A is powered by a Continental A65-8 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 193 kmh and a range of 725 km.
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The Iliuchin DB-3F was a Russian long-range bomber and torpedo-carrier aircraft of the Second World War. The DB-3F was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by two M.88 14-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 424 kmh and a range of 4000 km. The DB-3F carried a crew of four and was armed with a movable machine-gun in the nose, a movable machine-gun in the dorsal turret and a machine-gun in the ventral position and carried a pay load of 2000 kg of disposable ordnance in the fuselage and under the wings.
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The Douglas DC-1 was a low-wing, all-metal monoplane commercial airliner which first flew on July 1, 1933. It was powered Two Wright Cyclone 710 hp engines carried fourteen passengers at a speed of 180 mph. It never entered commercial service, despite being bought by TWA, being replaced by the DC-2.
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The DC-10 is a medium-haul commercial airliner, designed in 1966 as an airbus capable of operating from normal length runways. It is made by McDonnell Douglas of the USA. A design fault with the cargo door locking mechanism means that the cargo door can come away in flight - as happened to a Turkish Airlines flight.
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The Douglas DC-2 was a commercial airliner. It was an improved version of the DC-1, and entered service in 1934 and flew at 190 mph. It was used by both TWA and KLM.
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The Douglas DC-3 was an American 21 passenger transport aircraft of the 1930s. The military version used during the Second World War by the US military was called the C-47 Skytrain and also known as the Dakota (and nicknamed the Gooney Bird). The DC-3 was powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial piston engines providing a top speed of 381 kmh and a range of 3400 km. The DC-3 carried a flight crew of two or three and the military version 27 troops or up to 24 litters plus attendants or 10000 lbs of freight.
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The Douglas DC-4 Skymaster is an American long-range medium transport aircraft developed during the late 1930's, entering service with the American military in 1942 as the C-54. The DC-4 is powered by four Pratt and Whitney R-2000-11 radial piston engines providing a top speed of 442 kmh and a range of 4990 km. The military version of the DC-4 carries a crew of four and up to 50 troops or 32500 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The Douglas DC-6 is an American four-engined airliner (US Air Force Designation C-118) and airliner that entered service in 1946. The DC-6 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four Pratt and Whitney R-2800-52W radial piston engines providing a top speed of 573 kmh and a range of 6148 km. The civilian airliner DC-6 carries up to 58 passengers, usually 48. The military version of the DC-6A carries a crew of four and up to 74 troops or 60 litters plus attendants or 27000 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The Douglas DC-6A (US Air Force designation C-118A, US Navy designation R6D-1) is a freight-carrying version of the Douglas DC-6 airliner. While the DC-6A uses the same wings, tail-unit and landing gear of the DC-6, the fuselage is different and 1.5 metres longer than the DC-6. The DC-6A is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four Pratt and Whitney Double-Wasp R-2800-CB17 eighteen-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 576 kmh and a range of 7856 km. The military versions are usually cargo carriers, but may also carry 60 seated passengers, 76 troops on benches or 40 stretcher cases.
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The Douglas DC-6B is a passenger version of the Douglas DC-6A and was first produced in 1953. The Douglas DC-6B usually carries 64 passengers, though long-haul models carried 54 passengers and a high-density model carrying 92 passengers was also produced. The Douglas DC-6B was produced powered by four Pratt and Whitney R-2800-CB17 and also powered by four Pratt and Whitney R-2800-CB16 engines.
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The Douglas DC-7 was an American four-engined airliner developed from the DC-6, having a longer fuselage and being powered by Wright R-3350-18DA1 Turbo Compound eighteen-cylinder radial air-cooled compounded engines. The DC-7 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane that carried a crew of three or five, plus cabin attendants and up to 95 passengers depending upon configuration. The DC-7 had a top speed of 645 kmh and a range of 7130 km. The DC-7 first went into service in 1953 with American Airlines. A long-range, intercontinental version of the DC-7, the DC-7B was also produced.
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The Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas was an American four-engined intercontinental airliner developed from the DC-7B. The DC-7C was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four Wright R-3350-18EA1 Turbo Compound eighteen-cylinder radial air-cooled compounded engines providing a top speed of 653 kmh and a range of 7460 km fully laden. The DC-7C carried between 62 and 99 passengers depending upon configuration.
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The Douglas DC-8 was an American four-jet, swept wing long-haul commercial airliner and military long-range medium transport of the 1960s (first flown in 1958). The DC-8 was produced in various models, or 'series', but basically carried 173 passengers (250 passengers in the Super models) at a top speed of between 873 kmh and 965 kmh.
The basic Series 10 domestic version of the DC-8 was powered by four Pratt and Whitney JT3C-6 turbojets and was first flown in 1958. The later Series 20 was powered by Pratt and Whitney JT4A-3 turbojets and first flown in 1959. The Series 30 was a long-range intercontinental version. It was powered by Pratt and Whitney JT4A-9 or JT4A-11 engines and first flew in 1959. The Series 30 was developed into the Series 40, powered by Rolls-Royce Conway Rco.12 by-pass turbojets.
Super versions of the DC-8 were developed in 1966 with an elongated fuselage carrying more passengers.
A convertible cargo-passenger transport variation, the DC-8F Jet Trader powered by turbofans was also produced in various series based on the various DC-8 airliner models.
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The Douglas DC-9 is a series of American short/medium-haul low-wing cantilever monoplane commercial airliners initially designed to carry 68 first-class passengers over medium ranges at speeds and in comfort equivalent to those of the larger DC-8 jetliner. The DC-9 Series 10, carrying 90 passengers began service in 1965. The Series 20 in 1968, the 115 seat Series 30 in 1967, the 125 seat Series 40 in 1968, the 139 seat Series 50 in 1975, and the final model, the Super 80 with room for 172 passengers in 1980.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a Canadian military primary flying trainer aircraft developed during the late 1940's and was selected as a replacement for the Tiger Moth as the standard primary trainer in the British RAF Volunteer Reserve flying schools. The De Havilland Canada DHC-1 is powered by a De Havilland Gipsy Major 8 inline piston engine providing a top speed of 222 kmh and a range of 450 km. The De Havilland Canada DHC-1 carries a pupil and instructor in tandem.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20) is a Canadian short-range STOL utility light transport aircraft designed during the Second World War, first flown in 1947 and entering service in 1948 as a 'bush' transport. The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 is a braced high-wing monoplane powered by one Pratt and Whitney R-985AN-16B/14B Wasp Junior radial piston engine providing a top speed of 257 kmh and a range of 1250 km. The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 carries a pilot and up to six passengers or 1500 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mark III Turbo-Beaver is a Canadian STOL utility transport aircraft developed as a turboprop version of the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 and first flown in 1963. The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mark III Turbo-Beaver is powered by a Pratt and Whitney PT6-A turboprop engine providing a top speed of 273 kmh and a range of 1090 km. The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mark III Turbo-Beaver is built both as a landplane with wheeled undercarriage and as an amphibian with floats. The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mark III Turbo-Beaver carries a crew of one and up to nine passengers.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (USAAF designation U-1) is a Canadian short-range utility light transport aircraft developed as a more powerful version of the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 capable of carrying a heavier payload. The De Havilland Canada DHC-3 entered service in late 1952 and is a braced high-wing monoplane powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1340-S1H1-G/S3H1-G Wasp radial piston engine providing a top speed of 257 kmh and a range of 1400 km. The De Havilland Canada DHC-3 carries a flight crew of two and up to 14 passengers or 3150 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (Canadian Army designation CC-108, USAAF designation YAC-1, USAF designation C-7) is a Canadian short-range STOL tactical transport aircraft developed as a larger, twin-engined form of the De Havilland Canada DHC-3, and in service since 1961. The De Havilland Canada DHC-4 is a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp radial piston engines providing a top speed of 347 kmh and a range of 390 km fully laden. The De Havilland Canada DHC-4 carries a flight crew of two and up to 32 troops, or 26 paratroops, or 22 litters and four seated casualties and four attendants or 8740 lbs of freight in the hold.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-5 (Canadian defence Force designation CC-115, US Army designation CV-7A) Buffalo (originally Caribou II) is a Canadian short-range STOL tactical transport aircraft developed as a larger and turbo-prop powered version of the De Havilland Canada DHC-4 aircraft in the early 1960's, entering service in 1965. The De Havilland Canada DHC-5 is a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprops providing a top speed of 467 kmh and a range of about 1120 km depending upon load. The De Havilland Canada DHC-5 carries a flight crew of three and up to 41 troops or 35 paratroops or 24 litters plus six attendants or 18000 lbs of freight carried in the hold.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian short-range utility light transport aircraft first flown in 1965. Three models were subsequently produced, the series 100, 200 and 300. The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 300 is a braced high-wing monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney PT6A-27 turboprops providing a top speed of 338 kmh and a range of 1295 km depending upon payload. The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 carries a flight crew of two and up to 20 passengers or 4280 lbs of freight carried in the cabin.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 is a Canadian short-range medium utility transport aircraft developed during the 1970's as a medium-capacity airliner which would be quiet enough to operate from urban airports at night, and have STOL capabilities. The De Havilland Canada DHC-7 entered service in 1978 and is powered by four Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprops providing a top speed of 428 kmh and a range of 1230 km with 50 passengers. The
De Havilland Canada DHC-7 carries a flight crew of two and up to 50 passengers or 11310 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 is a Canadian short-range medium utility transport aircraft developed as a successor to the De Havilland Canada DHC-7 medium-capacity airliner which would also be quiet enough to operate from urban airports at night, and have STOL capabilities. The De Havilland Canada DHC-8 entered service in 1984 and is powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW120A turboprops providing a top speed of 497 kmh and a range of 2205 km fully laden. The De Havilland Canada DHC-8 carries a flight crew of two and up to 40 passengers or 9350 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The De Havilland DH 100 Vampire was a British single-seater (later in 1949 a two-seater night-fighter variant was produced) fighter aircraft conceived in 1941 and produced in 1946, serving until the 1980's. The De Havilland DH 100
Vampire was powered by a De Havilland Goblin DGn.2 turbojet which provided a top speed of 861 kmh and a maximum range of 1883 km with drop-tanks. Armaments consisted of four Hispano Mk 5 20 mm cannons in the underside of the forward fuselage and up to 1000 lb of disposable stores carried on two under-wing hard points. In the late 1950's a trainer version of the Vampire jet fighter, the De Havilland DH 115 Vampire, was undertaken by the De Havilland company as a private venture.
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The De Havilland DH 104 Dove (later the Hawker Siddeley Dove) is a British short-range utility light transport aircraft first flown as a prototype in 1945, entering service in 1948. The De Havilland DH 104 is powered by two De Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 3 six -cylinder inline piston engines providing a top speed of 337 kmh and a range of 1600 km. The De Havilland DH 104 carries a flight crew of two and up to eleven passengers varying with model, some models having capacity for just seven passengers.
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The De Havilland DH 106 Comet was a British civil and military airliner of the early 1950s, withdrawn from military service in 1975. The early Comets were powered by four De Havilland Ghost 50 Mk 1 Turbojets the Comet had a top speed of 490 mph and a typical range of 2816 km. The Comet Mk 2 was powered four Rolls-Royce Avon RA.7 Mk 117/118 turbojets providing a top speed of 508 mph and a range of 4080 km. It was manned by a crew of four (five in the military variants) and carried 36 passengers, increased to 48 passengers or 11200 lbs of freight in the Comet Mk 2.
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The De Havilland DH 112 Sea Venom was a British two-seater carrier-borne all-weather fighter aircraft of the 1950's developed from the De Havilland DH 100 Vampire. The De Havilland DH 112 Sea Venom was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane with power folding wings powered by a De Havilland Ghost 103 engine and later a De Havilland Ghost 105 engine providing a top speed of 909 kmh and a range of 1130 km when fitted with drop tanks. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm fixed cannons. A single-seater fighter bomber and two-seater night fighter version were also produced, both named the Venom.
In France, Sud-Est produced under license two versions of the De Havilland DH 112 Sea Venom under the name Aquilon.
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The De Havilland DH 114 Heron (later renamed the Hawker Siddeley Heron) is a British short-range utility light transport aircraft first flown as a prototype in 1950, entering service in 1952. The De Havilland DH 114 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four De Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 Mk 2 six-cylinder inline piston engines providing a top speed of 307 kmh and a range of 1475 km. The De Havilland DH 114 carries a flight crew of two and up to 17 passengers or 3360 lbs of freight in the cabin.
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The De Havilland DH 121 Trident (later Hawker Siddeley Trident) was a British three-engined jet airliner of the early 1960's. The DH 121 was a cantilever, low-wing monoplane powered by three Rolls-Royce RB163 by-pass turbojet engines providing a maximum cruising speed of 975 kmh and a maximum range of 2900 km. The DH 121 carried up to 97 passengers, depending upon configuration, with economy class seats six-abreast.
An improved model, the Trident 1E, first flown in 1964, was powered by Rolls-Royce RB.163-25 Mk 511-5 Spey turbofans and an increased passenger capacity of 115. The Trident 1E was further refined into the Trident 2E in 1965 powered by Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163-25 Mk 512W turbofan engines and with increased fuel capacity enabling it to fly non-stop over BEA's then longest routes between London and the Middle East, and increased passenger accommodation for 115 passengers.
In June 1965, a Trident 1 belonging to BEA made the first automatic touch-down on a commercial airline service at London Airport.
A high-capacity short-haul version, the Trident 3 was also produced with the capacity for 146 passengers intended for routes up to 1870 km. This was later developed into the Trident 3B with improved engines providing an increased range of 2280 km.
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The De Havilland DH 60 Moth was a British two-seater biplane first flown in 1925. The De Havilland DH 60 Moth was produced in two models: one powered by a Blackburn Cirrus engine, another (known as the Gipsy Moth) by a De Havilland Gipsy engine. The De Havilland DH 60 had a top speed of 164 kmh and a range of 515 km. De Havilland DH 60 Moths issued to the Fleet Air Arm were single-seater transports, civilian models were two-seaters, the seats arranged in tandem. The Gipsy Moth flown by Amy Johnson to Australia had the rear seat removed and an extra fuel tank fitted in its place.
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The De Havilland DH 95 Flamingo was a British transport and utility aircraft primarily constructed for short and medium haul commercial flights, carrying between 12 and 20 passengers and a crew of three. The Flamingo was in service from 1939 to 1945, being adopted for military use as the Hertfordshire (which carried paratroops) by the RAF. It was powered by two Bristol Perseus XVI radial piston engines rated at 930 hp which provided a top speed of 391 kmh and a range of 2165 km.
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The De Havilland DH89B Dominie was a military wireless and navigational trainer equal-span braced biplane of the Second World War developed from the De Havilland Dragon-Rapide. The De Havilland Dominie was powered by two De Havilland Gipsy-Six air-cooled inline engines providing a top speed of 253 kmh and a range of 895 km. Provision was made for accommodating four or five pupils plus an instructor.
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The De Havilland DH89A Dragon-Rapide was a civil and military light utility passenger and freight equal-span braced biplane aircraft developed during the early 1930's for British short-haul internal flights. The De Havilland DH89A Dragon-Rapide carried a pilot and up to six passengers and freight. The De Havilland DH89A Dragon-Rapide was powered by two De Havilland Gipsy-Six air-cooled inline engines providing a top speed of 253 kmh and a range of 895 km.
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The De Havilland DH 103 Hornet was a British long-range fighter and medium range carrier-borne single-seater strike aircraft. Two 2030 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 130/131 or 133/134 engines provided a top speed of 472 mph and a range of 4022 km. It was armed with four 20 mm Hispano cannon in the nose and had provision for 2000 lbs of bombs or eight 60 lb rocket projectiles beneath the wings.
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The De Ville Star Cruiser D-25 is an American four-seater light aircraft for which plans are available for amateur home construction. The De Ville Star Cruiser is an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Lycoming O-435 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 290 kmh and a range of 1290 km.
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The Beechcraft Model C33 Debonair is an American four-seater cabin executive aircraft first flown in 1959. The Beechcraft Model C33 Debonair is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Continental IO-470-K six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 314 kmh and a range of 1045 km. A faster model, the C33A powered by a Continental IO-520-B engine has a top speed of 335 kmh and a range of 957 km.
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The Giat DEFA 552 is a French 30 mm calibre gas-operated cannon first produced in 1954 and fitted to aircraft.
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The DEFA 554 is a French 30 mm calibre gas-operated cannon fitted to aircraft. The DEFA 554 is an improvement on the DEFA 552, with a higher rate of fire, selectable at 1200 or 1800 rounds per minute, and improved mechanical reliability. The DEFA 554 has an effective range of 1500 metres.
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The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British two-seater fighter aircraft of the Second World War. It was a low wing, cantilever monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. The Defiant was armed with four 0.30 inch calibre Browning machine-guns in the power operated turret which was situated behind the pilot and had a three-hundred and sixty degree traverse. Defiants played an active part in the Battle of Britain and later were used in night fighter squadrons.
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The Del Mar DH-2C Whirlymite was an American radio-controlled target drone helicopter first flown in 1963 after design started in 1960. The Del Mar DH-2C was a minimum-size, low-cost, destructible target developed from the Del Mar DH-2 Whirlymite helicopter and fitted with a 7/16th scale replica of the Bell 205 helicopter fuselage fitted with a counter to record hits whenever pierced by a projectile.
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The Denien B-2-W Wren was an American single-seat amateur build light aircraft first flown in 1963. the Denien B-2-W Wren was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction designed to be powered by any four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine, providing a top speed of about 200 kmh and a range of about 885 km.
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The Denien Sparrow Hawk D-6 was an American single-seat sporting biplane first flown in 1958. The Denien Sparrow Hawk D-6 was a staggered single-bay biplane with N-type interplane struts and two parallel lift struts each side powered by a Lycoming O-145-B2 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 177 kmh.
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The Devon C is a British Royal Air Force communications variant of the De Havilland DH 104 with seating limited to seven passengers so as to provide space for an inflatable survival dinghy.
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The DFS 230 was a German assault glider of the Second World War. The DFS 230 was manned by a crew of two and carried eight fully armed troops. The maximum gliding speed of the
DFS 230 was 290 kmh. The
DFS 230 was used in the world's first combat operation by glider borne troops when the Germans attacked and captured the Belgian fort of Eben-Emael in May 1940. The DFS 230 were also used in the invasion of Crete, the rescue of Benito Mussolini after he had been imprisoned, and in supply missions on the Eastern Front.
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The DFS-582 (originally FFM 582) was a German two-seater, tandem, turbojet-powered high-altitude research aircraft of the 1960's. The DFS-582 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of wings of a very high aspect ratio of 19.75, constructed of aluminium and powered by a Pratt and Whitney JT12A-6 turbojet engine mounted in the fuselage immediately aft of the wings. The DFS-582 had a top speed of 550 kmh and a range of 2000 km.
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The DH 125 (later the Hawker Siddeley 125)is a British medium/long-range light transport aircraft designed as a civilian business jet for the corporate sector by de Havilland just before their absorption by the Hawker Siddeley group but adopted by the military in 1964 (and called the Dominie by the RAF) and used mainly as a navigational trainer. The DH 125 series 2 is powered by two Rolls-Royce (Bristol Siddeley) Viper Mk 301 turbojets providing a top speed of 805 kmh and a range of 2153 km. The DH 125 carries a flight crew of two and can carry up to eight passengers, though usually it is one instructor and three pupils carried in the cabin. The DH 125 series later changed their name to the BA 125 series.
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The Airco DH2 was a British single-seater fighter aircraft of the Great War. It entered service in 1916. The
DH2 had a top speed of 93 mph and an endurance of 2.75 hours. It was armed with a fixed, forward-firing machine-gun.
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The Airco DH4, designed in 1916 by Geoffrey de Havilland, was the first British daylight bomber aircraft. It first flew in December 1916 and saw action during the Great War. It had a top speed of 143 mph, an endurance of 6.75 hours, and carried a crew of two. It was armed with between two and four machine-guns and carried 460 lb of bombs.
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The Airco DH5 was a British single-seater fighter aircraft of the Great War. It had a top speed of 102 mph and an endurance of 2.75 hours. It was armed with a single machine-gun.
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The Airco DH9a was a British bomber aircraft of the Great War, entering service in August 1918. It was manned by a crew of two and was armed with two or three machine-guns and carried up to 660 lbs of bombs. The DH9a had a top speed of 123 mph and an endurance of 5 hours.
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The Kochyerigin DI-6 was a Soviet two-seat biplane fighter of the Second World War. It was designed during the early 1930s and entered service in 1937 before being withdrawn in 1942. It had a top speed of 231 mph and a range of 500 km. It carried three 7.62 mm machine-guns; two fixed forward-firing guns mounted below the lower wings and one trainable rearward-firing gun in the rear cockpit. 80 kg of bombs could also be carried on four hard points under the wings.
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Diademe 1 was a French scientific research satellite launched in 1967. Experiments conducted by the satellite included research into laser beams.
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The Diapason 1A was a French geological research satellite launched in 1966 with the purpose of establishing the earth's shape and precise intercontinental distances. The Diapason 1A was a simple cylinder, about 50 cm in diameter and 20 cm long with four unfolding solar panels to provide electrical power in orbit.
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The Dornier DO-228 is a German twin-engined light-regional airliner and utility transport aircraft. Also used as a multi-role military aircraft. The DO-228 is powered by two Allied Signal TPE331-5-252D engines rated at 578.7 kW. Each propeller has a four blade constant speed fully feathering reversible pitch metal propeller. Providing a maximum Speed of 472 km/h, a service Ceiling of 8535 metres and a maximum Range of 2445 km.
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The Caribe Doman D-10B is a Puerto Rican eight-seater general-purpose helicopter refined from the Sikorsky R-6 helicopter and first flown in 1958. The Doman D-10B is powered by a de-rated Lycoming THIO-720-A1A turbo-super-charged eight-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 167 kmh and a range of 1205 km.
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The Doman LZ-5-2 (USAF designation VH-31) is an American general purpose helicopter. The Doman LZ-5-2 is powered by a Lycoming SO-580-A1B eight-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 162 kmh and a range of 615 km or 5.6 hours flying time. The Doman LZ-5-2 can carry a pilot and up to five passengers or four stretcher-cases.
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Dornier are a German aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed in 1922 as Dornier-Metallbauten as the successor to the former Zeppelin Werke, Lindau. Following the Second World War, the design and manufacture of aircraft in Germany was forbidden by the Allies and the company moved to Madrid, Spain where it could operate.
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The Dornier Do 11 (Flying Coffin) was a German all-metal, shoulder-wing monoplane used as a heavy bomber of the Second World War in service from 1934 to 1940. The Dornier Do 11 was manned by a crew of four comprising a pilot, navigator/bombardier/gunner, radio operator/gunner and a dedicated gunner. Two Siemens Sh. 22B-2 (Bristol Jupiter) radial piston engines provided a top speed of 260 kmh and a range of 960 km. Armaments consisted of 1000 kg of disposable ordinance carried in a lower-fuselage weapons bay and generally comprising ten 100 kg or twenty 50 kg bombs; one 7.92 mm MG15 trainable forward firing machine-gun in the nose, one 7.92 mm calibre trainable machine-gun in the dorsal position and two 7.92 mm calibre rearward-firing trainable machine-guns in the ventral position.
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The Dornier Do 132 was a German four-seater light multi-purpose helicopter developed during the late 1960's. The Dornier Do 132 was powered by a MAN-Turbomotoren 6022 hot-gas generator providing a top speed of 200 kmh and a range of 450 km.
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The Dornier Do 15 Wal was a German reconnaissance flying boat of the Second World War in service from 1933 to the early 1940s. The Dornier Do 15 Wal was manned by a crew of four comprising a pilot and co-pilot/gunner sitting beside each other and a navigator/gunner and radio operator/gunner. It was powered by two BMW VI Vee piston engines providing a top speed of 220 kmh and a range of 2200 km. Armaments consisted of 200 kg of disposable stores carried on four under-wing hard points, each rated at 50 kg and generally comprising four 50 kg SC-50 bombs; one 7.92 mm MG15 rearward-firing trainable machine-gun on a ring mounting in each of the two staggered side-by-side dorsal positions.
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The Dornier Do 17 was a German four-seater medium bomber of the Second World War. It was powered by two Bramo 323P Fafnir 9-cylinder radial piston engines giving it a top speed of 410 kmh and a range of 1160 km. Armaments consisted of up to seven 7.92 mm MG 15 machine-guns and 1000 kg of bombs
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The Dornier Do 18 was a German transoceanic mail plane developed for Lufthansa in 1934, and adapted by the Luftwaffe into a four-seater coastal reconnaissance flying-boat, entering military service in 1938. The Do 18G-1 was powered by two Junkers Jumo 205D 6-cylinder vertically opposed inline diesel engines providing a top speed of 260 kmh and a range of 3500 km. Armaments consisted of one 13 mm MG 131 machine-gun in the bow position and one 20 mm MG 151 cannon in the dorsal turret, plus two 50 kg bombs carried on two ETC 50 racks under the starboard wing. A Dornier Do 18 was the first Axis plane brought down by British forces during the Second World War, when Lieutenant B. S. McEwen of the Fleet Air Arm No. 803 Squadron operating from HMS Ark Royal in the North Sea brought one down on the 26th of September 1939. By 1942 the Dornier Do 18 was relegated to air-sea rescue, being mainly replaced by the BV 138.
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The Dornier Do 215 was a German twin-engined bomber/reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War. The Do 215 was based on the Dornier Do 17 with minor amendments, being powered by two 1150 hp Daimler-Benz DB 601A engines giving it a top speed of 312 mph.
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The Dornier Do 217 was a German four-seat medium bomber of the Second World War, first flown in 1938, and developed as an enlarged Dornier Do 17. Various versions were built, the Do 217A reconnaissance aircraft which entered service in 1940; the Do 217C and later Do 217E bomber variants, the Do 217E being capable of carrying Henschel Hs 293A stand-off anti-ship guided missiles beneath the wings; the Do 217J fighter-bomber; the Do 217K, a night bomber and anti-shipping bomber, and Do 217M bombers which carried guided missiles beneath the wings and the Do 217N night-fighter. The Do 217M was powered by two 1750 hp Daimler-Benz DB 603A 12-cylinder inverted Vee piston engine providing a top speed of 560 kmh and a range of 2150 km. Armaments consisted of two 13mm MG 131 and up to six 7. 92 mm MG 81 machine-guns and a pay load of 4000 kg of bombs. Two SD 1400 X (Fritz X) missiles could be carried under the wings.
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The Dornier Do 24 was a German maritime patrol/search and rescue flying boat of the Second World War developed for the Dutch navy in 1935 as a replacement for the Dornier Do 15 Wal which was at the time being used in the Netherlands East Indies. The Do 24 was an all-metal construction monoplane with a shallow, broad-beamed hull and stabilising sponsons. It was powered by three 1000 hp BMW-Bramo 323R-2 9-cylinder radial piston engines which provided a top speed of 340 kmh and a range of 2900 km. Armaments consisted of a 7.92 mm MG 15 machine-gun in each of the bow and tail positions and a 20 mm MG 151 cannon in a power-operated dorsal turret.
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The Dornier Do 25 was a German single-engined two-seater side-by-side general-purpose monoplane developed in Spain following the Second World War when the design and manufacture of aircraft was prohibited in Germany. The Dornier Do 25 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by a ENMA Tigre four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine. The Dornier Do 25 was the first aircraft developed by Dornier following the Second World War.
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The Dornier Do 27 is a German STOL utility light transport aircraft developed during 1949 and the early 1950's to a Spanish air force requirement, first flown in 1955 and entering service in 1956. The Dornier Do 27 is a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Textron Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 250 kmh and a range of 1100 km. The Dornier Do 27 carries a pilot and up to four passengers or freight in the cabin.
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The Dornier Do 28 is a German STOL utility light transport aircraft developed as a twin engine development of the earlier Dornier Do 27, entering service in the early 1960's. The Dornier Do 28 is powered by two Textron Lycoming IO-540-A flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 290 kmh and a range of 1235 km fully laden. The Dornier Do 28 carries a pilot and up to seven passengers or two litters or freight in the cabin.
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The Dornier Do 28D (Skyservant) is a German STOL short-range utility light transport aircraft developed from the Dornier Do 28 through a complete redesign and entered civil and military service in 1967. The Dornier Do 28D is powered by two Textron Lycoming IGSO-540 flat-six piston engines providing a top speed of 320 kmh and a range of 1810 km. The Dornier Do 28D carries a pilot and up to thirteen passengers or freight in the cabin.
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The Dornier Do 29 was a German research monoplane first flown in 1958 and designed for the testing of power plants and other issues surrounding the development of STOL aircraft.
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the Dornier Do 31 was a German experimental tactical VSTOL transport aircraft first flown in 1967. The Dornier Do 31 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by two Bristol Siddeley Pegasus 5-2 vectored-thrust propulsion engines providing a top speed of 750 kmh and a range of 1800 km fully laden. The Dornier Do 31 carried a crew of two with dual controls on a flight deck and had thirty-six folding seats for fully-equipped troops in the cabin, or could carry twenty-four stretcher cases in tiers of four or other cargo including three jeeps.
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The Dornier Do 32K Kiebitz was a German reconnaissance and communications mobile drone developed during the 1960's. The Dornier Do 32K consisted of a tethered rotating-wing platform with an operational ceiling of 300 metres and an endurance of 24 hours operation time. The Dornier Do 32K was designed for use as an emergency transmitter aerial, as a relay and directional communications system, and for reconnaissance and meteorological measurements.
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The Dornier Do 32U was a German, radio-controlled, lightweight, foldable helicopter drone developed from the Dornier Do 32 single-seat ultra-light helicopter reconnaissance system. The Dornier Do 32U was powered by a MAN-Turbo 6012L turbo-compressor providing a top speed of 120 kmh and an operating radius of 45 km and an endurance of fifty minutes flying time.
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The Dornier Do 335 (Pfeil) was a German single-seater fighter-bomber of the Second World War that saw very little use. The Dornier Do 335 was powered by two 1750 hp Daimler-Benz DB 603A-2 12-cylinder inverted Vee piston engines providing a top speed of 770 kmh and a range of 1380 km. Armaments consisted of one 30 mm MK 103 and two 15 mm MG 151 cannons with 500 kg of bombs carried in the bomb bay and 500 kg of bombs carried under the wings.
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The Dornier DOX was a German flying-boat first flown in 1929. The Dornier DOX was powered by 12 Siemens Jupiter engines mounted in tandem on the wing providing a top speed of about 105 mph, and was intended to carry 66 passengers or 100 passengers on short trips and a flight crew of 14. In October 1929 the Dornier DOX took off and flew over Lake Constance with 169 people on board, setting a record for the number of people carried in an aircraft.
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The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) was a series of American light attack bombers of the Second World War in service from 1941 to the mid-1950s. The A-20 was manned by a crew of three comprising a pilot in an enclosed cockpit, navigator/gunner in the fuselage and a gunner in the dorsal turret. The A-20G-20 variant - of which the most were produced - was powered by two Wright R-2600-23 radial piston engines each rated at 1700 hp providing a top speed of 339 mph and a typical range of 1521 km. The A-20G-20 was armed with six 0.5 inch Browning M2 fixed forward-firing machine-guns in the nose, two 0.5 inch Browning M2 trainable machine-guns in the Martin dorsal turret, and one 0.5 inch Browning M2 trainable machine-gun in the ventral position. Up to 4000 lbs of disposable stores could be carried in a lower-fuselage weapon bay rated at 2000 lbs and on four under-wing hard points, and generally comprised four 500 lb or eight 250 lb bombs carried internally with provision for four 500 lb bombs carried on the under-wing hard points.
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The Douglas A-24 Dauntless was an American dive-bomber first produced in 1940 for the US Navy as the SBD-1 two-seater scout bomber, and in 1941 for the US army as the A-24 dive-bomber which varied mainly in having the deck-landing gear removed. The Douglas A-24 was powered by a Wright R-1820-66 Cyclone nine-cylinder radial engine providing a top speed of 408 kmh and a range of 730 km (the SBD-1 had a longer range of 1240 km). The Douglas A-24 carried a crew of a pilot and gunner in tandem and was armed with two 0.50 inch Browning machine-guns in the fuselage firing through the airscrew, two 0.30 inch machine-guns on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit. A 1000 lb bomb was carried under the fuselage and two 100 lb bombs beneath the wings, the SBD-1 usually carried a 500 lb bomb beneath the fuselage and two 100 lb bombs beneath the wings and increased fuel.
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The Douglas A-26 (Invader) was an American light attack bomber aircraft of the Second World War, designed as an improved and updated successor to the Douglas A-20 'Havoc'. The A-26 made its first flight in 1942, a year after work started on it. Two Pratt and Whitney R-2800-79 engines provided a top speed of 355 mph and a range of 2255 km. The Douglas A-26 was manned by a crew of three and was in service until the late 1950s. The A-26 could carry a maximum bomb load of 5,000 pounds. The defensive armament of the A-26 consisted of two forward firing .50 calibre machine-guns and two aft barbettes (dorsal and ventral) fired by the gunner using remote control and periscope sighting. A stripped down version, designated the JD-1, was used as a target-tug by the US Navy.
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The Douglas AD-5 Skyraider was an American three-seater tactical support aircraft originally designed as a dive-bomber and ship-borne torpedo-bomber at the end of the Second World War as the Skyraider. The original Skyraider, the Douglas AD-1 first flew in 1945 and entered service in 1946. The Douglas AD-5 was a multiplex version of the Skyraider, available in twelve variations, but all a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Wright R-3350-26W Cyclone 18-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 501 kmh and a range of 2080 km. Armaments varied, but typically consisted of two 20 mm cannon.
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The Douglas AD-6 Skyraider was an American single-seater assault aircraft variant of the Douglas AD-5. The Douglas AD-6 entered service in 1952. The Douglas AD-6 was powered by a Wright R-3350-26W Cyclone 18-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 518 kmh and a range of 1840 km. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm cannons and up to 8000 lbs of bombs.
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The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was an American tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft first produced in 1954, production ending in 1958. The Douglas B-66 was powered by two Allison J71-A-13 turbojets providing a top speed of 955 kmh and a range of 3220 km. Most of the Douglas B-66 produced were used as reconnaissance aircraft in Europe (designated RB-66), and carried a crew of three and were armed with two 20 mm cannons.
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The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II was an American transport aircraft first produced in 1949 and operational until 1961. The Douglas C-124C was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by four Pratt and Whitney R-4360-63A Wasp Majors 28-cylinder air-cooled radial engines which provided a cruising speed of 370 kmh and a range of 6480 km. She was manned by a crew of eight and could carry either 200 passengers or a payload of 68,500 lb.
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The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster was an American heavy strategic transport aircraft with bomber capability first flown in 1957 and in service until the 1970's. The Douglas C-133 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four Pratt and Whitney T34-P-7WA turboprops providing a cruising speed of 482 kmh and a range of 6395 km. The Douglas C-133 carried a flight crew of ten and up to 200 passengers or freight.
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The Douglas D-558 Skystreak/Skyrocket was an American experimental aircraft developed in late 1944 by the US navy as part of the US military high-speed research programme. Powered by a Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet and a Reaction Motors XLR-8 bifuel rocket motor the D-558 had a top speed of Mach 2.01.
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The Douglas Devastor was an American carrier-based three-seater torpedo-bomber monoplane of the Second World War operational from 1937 to 1942. The Douglas Devastor was powered by one Pratt and Whitney R-1830 engine. Armaments consisted of one 1000 lb bomb or torpedo carried under the fuselage and two 0.30 inch machine-guns. At the Battle of Midway Douglas Devastors proved obsolete and most were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire and Japanese Zero fighter aircraft, and the Douglas Devastor was subsequently relegated to use as a trainer aircraft.
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The Douglas F3D Skynight was an American two-seater side-by-side all-weather fighter first flown in 1948, entering service in 1951 with the US Marine Corps. The
Douglas F3D was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Westinghouse J34-WE-36 turbojets providing a top speed of 965 kmh and a range of 1930 km. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm cannons. In November 1952 a Douglas F3D Became the first American jet fighter to shoot down an enemy jet fighter at night, downing a Mig-15.
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The Douglas F4D-1 Skyray was an American single-seater carrier-borne interceptor aircraft developed during the late 1940s and early 1950s, first flown in 1951. The Douglas F4D-1 Skyray was a delta-wing tail-less monoplane powered by a Pratt and Whitney J57-P-8B turbojet or Pratt and Whitney J57-P-2 turbojet providing a top speed of 1118 kmh and was armed with four 20 mm cannon and up to 4000 lbs of disposable stores on six hard points. In 1953 a Douglas F4D-1 Skyray set a world speed record for the 100 km closed circuit at the Edwards Air Force Base in the USA.
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The Douglas Skytrooper (Douglas C-54 or Dakota II) was an American troop-carrier and glider-tug variant of the DC-3 used by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The Douglas Skytrooper was powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial piston engines providing a top speed of 381 kmh and a range of 3400 km. The Douglas Skytrooper was fitted with fixed metal seats for 28 troops or paratroops and was also fitted with a towing cleat for glider-towing.
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The Douglas X-3 was an American high-speed research aircraft developed in 1947 at the request of the USAF for the purposes of testing design features for an aircraft suitable for sustained flight at extremely high altitudes. The Douglas X-3 was first successfully flown in 1952, and was one of the first aircraft to make extensive use of titanium in its construction.
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The Doyn Dart I is an American four-seater light aircraft comprising a re-engineered Cessna Model 170, Cessna Model 172 or Cessna Model 175 fitted with a Lycoming IO-360 engine and a constant-speed propeller in place of the standard fixed-pitch propeller.
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The Doyn Dart II is an American four/five seater cabin monoplane comprising a re-engineered Piper PA-23 fitted with two Lycoming IO-360 engines, new propellers, engine mountings, ignition and dorsal fins. The Doyn Dart II has an increased top speed of 322 kmh.
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Dr was a German abbreviation for Dreidecker (triplane) used during the Great War.
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The Druine D31 Turbulent is a French single-seater light monoplane supplied in kit form for home assembly. The Druine D31 Turbulent is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with an open cockpit, powered by an Ardem 4 CO2 or Porsche flat-four air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 140 kmh and an endurance of 4.5 hours flying.
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The Druine D5 Turbi is a French two-seater light monoplane. The Druine D5 Turbi is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with tandem cockpits powered by a Beaussier 4 B02 four-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine or later a Continental C85-12 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine, providing a top speed of 155 kmh, or 193 kmh with the later Continental engine and a range of 640 km.
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The Druine D61 Condor is a French two-seater light monoplane of wooden construction. The Druine D61 Condor is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with tandem cockpits powered by a Continental four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 180 kmh and a range of 700 km.
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The Dumod I (formerly Infinite I) was an American executive transport aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Expeditor and produced during the 1960's. The Dumod I had accommodation for between six and seven passengers plus a crew of two and a top speed of 390 kmh and a range of 3220 km.
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The Dumod Liner (formerly Infinite II) was an American executive transport aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Expeditor - the forward fuselage being lengthened - and produced during the 1960's. The Dumod Liner had accommodation for up to fifteen passengers plus a crew of two and a top speed of 390 kmh and a range of 1600 km.
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The Distributor Wing DW-1 was an American single-seat agricultural aircraft first flown in 1965. The Distributor Wing DW-1 was a braced low-wing monoplane of metal construction powered by a Lycoming IGO-540 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 240 kmh. The Distributor Wing DW-1 was also equipped with a Lycoming O-235 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine powering agricultural spraying and dusting equipment.
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