De Havilland D.H. 104 Dove.
Registration: NZ1805.
The De Havilland Dove is an English twin-engine metal passenger aircraft from just after World War II, built by De Havilland.
The De Havilland Dove was the post-war successor to the De Havilland Dragon Rapide. Just after World War II, large quantities of surplus military Douglas DC-3 aircraft were available. To compete with these, a modern aircraft was designed with several innovations such as: constant-speed propellers, flaps and a retractable three-wheel landing gear with nose wheel. The Dove received two six-cylinder Gipsy Queen inline engines. Much attention was also paid to easy maintenance, engines, control surfaces (aileron, elevator) and other parts had to be replaced quickly and easily.
This picture was taken on 24 February 2017 during the International Air Tattoo at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea.
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