De Havilland Don

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DH.93 Don
Type	Communications/Liaison
Manufacturer	De Havilland Aircraft Company
Maiden flight	1937
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Number built	30

The de Havilland DH.93 Don was a 1930s British multi-role three-seat training aircraft built by De Havilland Aircraft Company at Hatfield Aerodrome.

1 History
2 Military operators
3 Specifications
4 Reference
5 External links
6 Related content

[edit] History

The Don was designed to meet Air Ministry Specification T.6/26 for a multi-role trainer and was a single-engined monoplane of wooden stressed-skin construction. The Don was intended to be a trainer for pilots, radio operators and as a gunnery trainer. The gunnery requirement involved the mounting of a dorsal gun turret.

The prototype (Serial Number L2387) first flew on 18 June 1937 and was transferred to RAF Martlesham Heath for trials. As a result of the trials the aircraft had to be modified which increased the weight. The dorsal turret was removed in an attempt to reduce weight, but the aircraft was not suitable for training. The original order was for 250 aircraft but in the end only 50 aircraft were completed, 20 were delivered as engineless airframes for ground training. The remaining aircraft served as communications and liaison aircraft.

[edit] Military operators

United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 37 ft 4 in (11.38 m)
Wingspan: 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Height: 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Wing area: 304 ft² (28.24 m²)
Empty weight: 5,050 lb (2,291 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 6,860 lb (3,112 kg)
Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy King inline piston engine, 525 hp (391 kw)