De Havilland D.H.29 Doncaster

Ordered by the Air Ministry as an experimental long range monoplane, only two of these craft were produced. The second (G-EAYO)was built as a ten seat passenger craft but no airlines showed any interest in an untested monoplane so no orders were forthcoming. Both aircraft finished up at Martlesham Heath undergoing tests, the D.H.29 was the first aeroplane with a thick cantilever wing.

Crew 2
Power plant 1 x 450 h.p. Napier Lion in line liquid cooled

Span 54'0" Length 43'0" Height 16'6" Wing area 440 sq ft
Empty weight 4,370 lb Max take off weight 7,500 lb

Max speed 116 mph at 10,000 ft Cruising speed 100 mph

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