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1942-1945

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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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