De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire 3 - Ottawa, Ontario - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

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De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire 3

Jet combat aircraft first appeared during the Second World War. In the United-Kingdom, the prototype De Havilland Vampire, the first British single engine jet, first flew in September 1943, but production aircraft would enter service only after the end of the conflict in 1946. Sleek, fast, agile and reliable, the Vampire was one of the British aircraft industry's great post-war successes. Produced in a range of day- and night fighters, ground attack and trainer versions, both in the Unite-Kingdom and abroad, it introduced some thirty air-forces the world over to jet operations. The Royal Canadian Air Force operated eighty-five Vampire 3 single seater fighters from 1948 onward, but only for a few years.

Built in 1948, the Museum's Vampire served with a Royal Canadian Air Force operational training unit and a fighter squadron based in Canada before being passed to a reserve squadron. Placed in storage in 1956, it was added to the Museum's collection in 1964.

The following is from the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum's website:

De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire 3

A sleek, fast, agile and reliable U.K.-designed jet fighter: one of de Havilland's most successful designs

Developed for the RAF during the Second World War (though not put in service until after the war)

First jet fighter aircraft to enter the RCAF (1948); also flew with air forces from over fifteen countries

First aircraft to introduce Canadian fighter pilots to jet flying, cockpit pressurization and tricycle landing gear

Flown by the Blue Devils, the aerobatic team of No. 410 "Cougar" Squadron, performing across North America between 1949 and 1951

A derivative, the Sea Vampire, was the first jet aircraft to fly from an aircraft carrier

Made aviation history in 1948, when the Vampire 3 became the first jet fighter to fly across the Atlantic (in several stages)

First flight was on September 20th, 1943 (prototype)

Artifact no.:
1967.0654
Manufacturer:
English Electric Company Ltd.
Manufacturer Location:
Great Britain
Manufacture Date:
1948
Registration no.:
17074 (RCAF)
Acquisition Date:
1964

History:

Production of the Vampire started just too late for Second World War. This very successful design was produced in several versions and flew with the air forces of more than 15 countries. In 1948 it was the first Jet fighter to enter the Royal Canadian Air Force. Here, as in other air forces, it introduced fighter pilots not only to jet flying, but also to cockpit pressurization and the tricycle landing gear. A simple rugged design, the last Vampires were not phased out of the Swiss Air Force until the late 1980s.

In developing the Vampire, de Havilland applied its expertise in wood construction to manufacture a fuselage of the same type of plywood/balsa wood sandwich used in the Mosquito. The Vampire’s twin-boom configuration enabled the jet tail pipe to remain short in order to extract as much thrust as possible from the somewhat low-powered engines of the day. The prototype sea Vampire was the first jet aircraft to fly from an aircraft carrier.

Current Location:

Jet Age Exhibition, Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Provenance:

Transfer from the Royal Canadian Air Force

Manufactured in 1948, the Museum's Vampire 3 served with No. 1 Fighter Operational Training Unit at St. Hubert, Quebec until 1949, with No. 421 Squadron at Chatham, New Brunswick until November, 1953 and later with No. 442 City of Vancouver Squadron, before being placed in storage in 1956. It was transferred to the RCAF's historic aircraft collection at Rockcliffe airport in 1964. The Museum also holds the RCAF's sole Vampire I.

Technical Information:

Wing Span 12.2 m (40 ft)
Length 9.4 m (30 ft 9 in)
Height 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Weight, Empty 3,235 kg (7,134 lb)
Weight, Gross 5,430 kg (11,970 lb)
Cruising Speed Unknown
Max Speed 855 km/h (530 mph)
Rate of Climb 1,325 m (4,350 ft) /min
Service Ceiling 13,260 m (43,500 ft)
Range 1,175 km (730 mi)
Power Plant one de Havilland Goblin 2, centrifugal flow turbojet engine, 1,405 kg (3,100 lb) static thrust

Reference: (visit link)

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire 3 Tail Number: (S/N): 17074 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Canadian Aviation and Space Museum inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Space and Aviation Museum - Ottawa, Ontario Opening hours Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission fees Adult $15, Youth (3-17) $10 Senior (age 60+) / Student $13 - Free on Thursday from 4 to 5 PM Access restrictions: Aircrafts cannot be touched. There are barriers on the floor that serve to prevent visitors from approaching too close and touching the aircraft.

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Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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