1954 De Havilland DH-114 Heron
Description
The de Havilland DH-114 Heron was a British post-war short-haul airliner developed by de Havilland and first flown in 1950. It was a low-winged monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage, powered by two de Havilland Gipsy Queen piston engines. It could carry up to 16 passengers and had a range of 800 miles. The Heron was used extensively by charter, private, and scheduled airlines in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. The last Heron was retired in 1991 after more than 40 years of service.
Features
- Total Time: 21000
- Engines / Mods / Prop
- Lycoming IO-540
- This Heron is a conversion to American engines. This conversion made the aircraft a real winner. Faster and much more reliable than the old Gypsy engines. These engines run and run and run without problems
- Engine #1 - 896 SMOH
- Engine #2 - 1,140 SMOH
- Engine #3 - 1,654 SMOH
- Engine #4 - 864 SMOH
- All compression 70 or better
- TBO is 2,000
- Avionics / Equipment
- Trig VHF
- ADS-B Transponder
- LOC / Glideslope
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