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The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was later used successfully as a strike fighter in Malaya. The Sea Hornet was a carrier-capable version.

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rdfs:label
  • De Havilland Hornet
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  • The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was later used successfully as a strike fighter in Malaya. The Sea Hornet was a carrier-capable version.
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
max takeoff weight alt
  • 9480(xsd:integer)
loaded weight main
  • 19550.0
climb rate main
  • 4000.0
number of props
  • Four blade, diameter "handed" de Havilland propellers: Two
length alt
  • 11.48 m
span main
  • 45.0
Produced
  • 1945(xsd:integer)
height alt
  • 4.93 m
Introduced
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
primary user
Type
  • Land and naval-based fighter aircraft
type of prop
  • 12(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • 4828.0
length main
  • 37(xsd:integer)
useful load main
  • 15640.0
power alt
  • 1551.0
area main
  • 361.0
power main
  • 2080.0
height main
  • 16(xsd:integer)
span alt
  • 13.72 m
range main
  • 3000.0
Manufacturer
  • de Havilland
max speed main
  • 472(xsd:integer)
engine (prop)
  • Rolls-Royce Merlin 130/131
climb rate alt
  • 20.3
ceiling main
  • 33000.0
National Origin
loaded weight alt
  • 8886.0
area alt
  • 33.54
First Flight
  • 1944-04-19(xsd:date)
more users
max speed alt
  • 402360.0
jet or prop?
  • prop
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 10,058 m
avionics
  • ASH radar fitted in Sea Hornet NF Mk 21.
max takeoff weight main
  • 20900.0
Retired
  • 1956(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Armament
  • *4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk. V cannons in lower fuselage nose *2 × 1,000 lb bombs under wing, outboard of engines *8 × "60 lb" (27 kg) RP-3 unguided rockets
Number Built
  • 383(xsd:integer)
useful load alt
  • 7094.0
abstract
  • The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was later used successfully as a strike fighter in Malaya. The Sea Hornet was a carrier-capable version.
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