RARE FIND | 1946 PLANE Engine test at London City Airport | De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide ‘TX310’
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2024
- We caught the engine testing being done a Plane which was build in 1946 , De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide ‘TX310’ nettie.
This rare plane was caught during our live stream form London City Airport on 10/06/2024.
c/n 6968. Built 1946 for the RAF as a Dominie with the serial TX310. Previously part of the ‘Classic Air Force’ at Coventry, but now part of the popular ‘Classic Wings’ pleasure flying operation. Seen departing on a pleasure flight after the 2017 Flying Legends Airshow, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide is a 1930s short-haul biplane airliner developed and produced by British aircraft company de Havilland. Capable of accommodating 6-8 passengers, it proved an economical and durable craft, despite its outdated plywood construction.
Developed during the early 1930s, the Dragon Rapide was essentially a smaller, twin-engined version of the four-engined DH.86 Express, and shared a number of common features, such as its tapered wings, streamlined fairings and Gipsy Six engines. First named the "Dragon Six", the type was marketed as "Dragon Rapide" and later simply known as the "Rapide". Upon its introduction in summer 1934, it proved to be a popular aircraft with airlines and private civil operators alike, attaining considerable foreign sales in addition to its domestic use.
Upon the outbreak of the World War II, many of the civil Rapides were impressed into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy. Referred to in military service by the name de Havilland Dominie, the type was employed for radio and navigation training, passenger transport and communications missions. British training aircraft had names with educational associations, and dominie is a Scots term for a school teacher.
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Love your stream old planes to new planes different airports
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What was your first reaction after watching such an old aircraft run test its engine , write in comments below
That has to be the plane used by the RAF freefall parachuting club way back in the 1970’s. We used to fly on that plane from RAF Abingdon where it was stored to Weston-on-the-Green where far braver souls than me would jump out at a great height. The plane was, in those days, piloted by Gerry Schellong a Polish pilot who had flown in WW2. On one occasion while at Weston-on-the-Green the fog came down and Jerry decided that we could fly at low level back to Abingdon following the roads. At one point we flew through the tops of some trees which was, I suppose, like sitting inside a lawnmower. We made it back to Abingdon but the props were a bit bent and the cloth was ripped from the belly of the plane, much to the angst of the Chief Technician who regarded that plane as his baby.
Wow 😮, what a great history does this plane has . I can’t thank you enough for sharing it with all of us. I can’t believe that we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of such a historic plane with such great history. I salute you, Jerry & rest of airman , pilots, engineers 🫡
LOL I just laughed! Not sure I'd want to ride in it. But cool to watch.
have you ever seen a plane like this before. all i ever saw something similar was when we read about the Wright brothers first flight and the plane looked like that. 😁
@@RankupAviation I'm originally from Cols, OH & have been to the Wright Brothers museum & bicycle shop in Dayton, OH. I've also been to the memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC
@@DonnaC-zw9fx Wow, you are so lucky. I wish 1 day I get to visit US and get to see WB museum and likes. i would love to do Live streams from San Francisco.