de Havilland DH.51

De Havilland designed the DH.51 as an economical touring biplane, based on the 90 hp (67 kW) RAF 1A engine which was available from war-surplus stocks.As it would have taken at least ten hours of flight testing to certify it with a single-ignition system, de Havilland decided to re-engine the aircraft instead.The aircraft was fitted with an ADC Airdisco Air-cooled V8 piston engine, which considerably improved performance but was no longer cheap to operate.It was then put on the UK register as G-EBIR and passed to The Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire where it remains in an airworthy condition to this day.The third aircraft (registered G-EBIR and named Miss Kenya; built in 1925) remains airworthy with the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, England and can be seen at flying events throughout the summer months.
Shuttleworth CollectionManufacturerde HavillandbiplaneStag Lane AerodromeEdgwareRAF 1Aenginedual-ignition systemADC AirdiscoSydney HarbourThe Shuttleworth CollectionList of de Havilland aircraftBiplane No.1Biplane No.2DH.100DH.101DH.102DH.103DH.104DH.105DH.106DH.108DH.110DH.112DH.113DH.114DH.115DH.116DH.118DH.119DH.120DH.121DH.122DH.123DH.125DH.126AlbatrossAmiensCanberraCirrus MothComet (jet)DolphinDominieDoncasterDragonDragon RapideDragonflyExpressHerculesFlamingoFox MothGazelleGenet MothGiant Moth (DH.50)Giant Moth (DH.61)Gipsy MothHawk MothHermes MothHighclereHornetHornet MothHumming BirdLeopard MothMantisMenasco MothMetal MothMosquitoMoth MajorMoth MinorMoth TrainerM'palaNinackOxfordPuss MothQueen BeeSea VixenSea VenomTiger Moth (DH.71)Tiger Moth (DH.82)TridentVampireDH.98 MosquitoDH.100 VampireDH.103 HornetDH.110 Sea VixenDH.112 VenomDH.112 Sea VenomDH.113 Vampire Night FighterDH.9/M'pala/MantisDH.9A NinackDH.10 AmiensDH.11 OxfordDH.14 OkapiDH.27 DerbyDH.72 CanberraDH.29 DoncasterDH.50 Giant MothDH.54 HighclereDH.61 Giant MothDH.66 HerculesDH.83 Fox MothDH.84 DragonDH.86 ExpressDH.89 Dragon RapideDH.89 DominieDH.90 DragonflyDH.91 AlbatrossDH.92 DolphinDH.95 FlamingoDH.104 DoveDH.104 DevonDH.106 CometDH.114 HeronDH.121 TridentDH.75 Hawk MothDH.53 Humming BirdDH.60 MothDH.60 Cirrus MothDH.60 Hermes MothDH.60 Genet MothDH.60G Gipsy MothDH.60M Metal MothDH.60GIII Moth MajorDH.80 Puss MothDH.85 Leopard MothDH.87 Hornet MothDH.60T Moth TrainerDH.82 Tiger MothDH.82C-2/C-4 Menasco MothDH.93 DonDH.94 Moth MinorDH.115 Vampire TrainerDH.71 Tiger MothDH.88 CometDH.15 GazelleDH.82 Queen Bee