de Havilland DH.112 Venom

De Havilland DH. 112 History of Poison

The de Havilland Vampire became the RAF's second jet fighter after the famous Gloucester Meteor, which itself appeared in the latter part of World War II (1939-1945). A total of 3,268 Vampires were produced and served between 1945 and 1979, eventually decommissioning in the Rhodesian Armed Forces.

The de Havilland DH was produced by the same aircraft. 112 "Venom," with a similar dual-arm configuration, single-seat cockpit, and single-turbojet mount.

It retains the Vampire's straight-wing approach and is designed to act as a bridge between the outgoing early turbojet types and the emerging new generation of axial-flow designs - which, combined with the swept-wing configuration, provide significant speed improvements and performance.

Design work on the "Venom" began in 1948, under the direction of de Havilland Aircraft, as a direct successor to the Vampire - the Vampire, a capable but now limited jet fighter/fighter - bomber. The existing Vampire airframe was modified for use as a prototype and made its first flight on September 2, 1949.

The design is in service with the Royal Air Force as model FB. MK1

The new de Havilland Ghost turbojet gives the Venom more power than the de Havilland Goblin series vampires. The engine provided 4,850 pounds of thrust, a top speed of 640 mph, a range of up to 1,080 miles, and a service ceiling of 39,400 feet. The climb rate is close to 9,000 feet per minute. Armament is similar to the Vampire, with 4 x Hispano Mk.

V guns and support for conventionally thrown bombs (2 x 1,000 lb type) or air-to-surface RP-3 missiles. Venom was officially added to the RAF inventory in 1952.

Original FB. A total of 375 copies of the Mk 1 model were produced. From this, a separate line of night fighters was born in the NF. The Mk 2 began testing in August 1950 and was accepted in 1953. The design was originally adopted by the RAF as an Egyptian export.

A second crew member was added to manage the radar system and nighttime navigation, and the cockpit was redesigned with a side-by-side seating arrangement. Ninety-one such forms were produced. nf. Mk 2A is based on NF.

However, the Mk 2 had reinforced wings to mitigate the lethal loads recorded in earlier markings. nf. The Mk 3 was an improvement introduced in 1955 and included ejection seats for two crew members.

It also features new de Havilland Ghost 104-series turbojets and a new nose assembly that houses an American-origin radar system. One hundred and twenty-three the brand finally emerged. nf.

The Mk 51 became an export-oriented night fighter variant and was adopted by the Swedish Air Force in 60 examples.

FB. The Mk 4 was the last standard fighter-bomber configuration adopted by the Royal Air Force. This variant is equipped with the new de Havilland Ghost 105 series turbojet and a standard single-person ejection seat. A total of 250 such examples were produced. Facebook.

The Mk 50 became an export fighter-bomber brand, supplied to Iraq and Switzerland, with a total of 15 built. Another export fighter-bomber brand turned out to be FB. Mk 54, used in both Venezuela and Switzerland, with 22 units.

Italy became another Venom Line operator, and New Zealand eventually ran the British Venom Line for a while.

The total production of Venom is about 1,000 aircraft.

For the RAF, Venom served in a total of 28 squadrons during her service. These came into use during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960), pitting pro-Western forces against the emerging communist threat in Southeast Asia (leading to a Commonwealth victory).

From then on, Venom would play a role in the coming Suez Crisis (1956), when combined British, French and Israeli forces launched an attack on Egypt when Egypt attempted to nationalize the Suez Canal. After ten years of faithful service, the RAF Venoms were discharged from front-line service in 1962.

The last operational Venom was retired by the Swiss Air Force in 1983, marking the end of the legendary British jet fighter series.

"Sea Venom" (described in detail elsewhere on this page) became a direct descendant of the Venom Line serving on British aircraft carriers. Carriers of this type also include Australia and France (as "Aquilon").

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