With this aircraft VARIG realized
its first international flight on August 5, 1942, from Porto Alegre
to Montevideo. At that time VARIG offered two weekly flights
in both ways. The DH89 was named “Chuí” and was equipped with a
Marconi radiogoniometer, but due its small use it was disassembled,
because at that time there were no radio beacons in the airports of
Rio Grande do Sul interior, and only Porto Alegre airport had a
broadcast.
|
Operated units |
01 |
|
Constructor |
De Havilland Aircraft
Co. Ltd., England |
|
Model |
De Havilland D.H. 89 A |
|
Serial number |
6.449 |
|
Engine |
Two D.H.Gipsy Six MPAK
III 185 C.V. each (06 line cylinders,water cooling system /
200HP). |
|
Wingspread |
48 feet |
|
Length |
34,5 feet |
|
Height |
10, 23 feet |
|
Cruising speed |
133 miles/hr. |
|
Flight reach |
578 miles |
|
Maximum flight
altitude |
16,700 feet |
|
Empty aircraft weight |
3.087 pounds |
|
Maximum take-off
weight |
5,556 pounds |
|
Technical crew |
02 (1 pilot and 1
radio telegraph operator) |
|
Maximum number of
passengers (VARIG’s configuration) |
06 |
|
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