Up Gauge for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Up Gauge for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt1
- type:
- gauge
De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT, serial no. 6736. Built by Brush Coachworks Ltd, Loughborough, May 1944. Height 10' 4"; width 48'; length 34' 6".
De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT, serial no. 6736. Built by Brush Coachworks Ltd, Loughborough, May 1944. The Rapide entered service with Hillman's Airlines and Railway Air Services in 1934. With two 200 hp engines, it carried eight passengers at about 210 kph. The biplane wings with simple split flaps allowed short take-offs and landings, appropriate to the small grass airfields of the period. Pictured at the Science Museum's Wroughton airfield.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081
- Measurements:
-
length: 10516 mm,
height: 3150 mm
weight: 1466kg
width: 14630 mm
- type:
- aircraft
- credit:
- Christie's South Kensington Limited
Parts
Two oil gauges for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Two oil gauges for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt2
- type:
- radioactive material
Panel compass for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Panel compass for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt3
- type:
- radioactive material
Turn gauge for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Turn gauge for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt4
- type:
- radioactive material
Artificial Horizon for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Artificial Horizon for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt5
- type:
- radioactive material
Fuel Gauge for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Fuel Gauge for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt6
- type:
- radioactive material
Suction Gauge for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Suction Gauge for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt7
- type:
- radioactive material
Speedometer for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Speedometer for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt8
- type:
- radioactive material
Overhead compass for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Overhead compass for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt9
- type:
- radioactive material
Altimeter for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Altimeter for de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt10
- type:
- radioactive material and altimeter
De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT, serial no. 6736. Built by Brush Coachworks Ltd, Loughborough, May 1944. Height 10' 4"; width 48'; length 34' 6".
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De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT, serial no. 6736. Built by Brush Coachworks Ltd, Loughborough, May 1944. The Rapide entered service with Hillman's Airlines and Railway Air Services in 1934. With two 200 hp engines, it carried eight passengers at about 210 kph. The biplane wings with simple split flaps allowed short take-offs and landings, appropriate to the small grass airfields of the period. Pictured at the Science Museum's Wroughton airfield.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 15100 mm
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt11
- type:
- aircraft , airliners , passenger aircraft and radioactivity
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Key for De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Key for De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT, serial no. 6736. Built by Brush Coachworks Ltd, Loughborough, May 1944.
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt12
- type:
- keys (hardware)
Log Book for Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Aircraft log book for 4R AAI De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT. Entries date from the 29th August 1969 to the 30th March 1974.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 196 mm x 252 mm x 16 mm,
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and textile
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt13
- type:
- log book
Journey Log Book for Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Journey log book for 4R AAI De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT. Entries date from 14th February 1974 to 4th August 1975.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 192 mm x 253 mm x 15 mm,
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and textile
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt14
- type:
- log book
Starboard Engine Log Book for Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Engine log book Vol II for Gipsy Six starboard engine serial number 60117, on 4R AAI De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT. Entries date from 29th August 1969 to 30th March 1974.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 191 mm x 250 mm x 12 mm,
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and textile
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt15
- type:
- log book
Port Engine Log Book for Dragon Rapide Aircraft
Engine log book Vol II for Gipsy Six port engine serial number 148298, on 4R AAI De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft, registration G-ALXT. Entries date from 29th August 1969 to 30th March 1974.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 205 mm x 250 mm x 16 mm,
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and textile
- Object Number:
- 1981-2081 Pt16
- type:
- log book
