page_title: De Havilland Vampire
section_title: Specifications (Vampire FB.6)
hierarchical_section_title: De Havilland Vampire / Specifications (Vampire FB.6)
caption_attribution_description: English: de Havilland Vampire F.B.5 silhouette. The 1952 edition of the Observer's Book of Aircraft used 34 Crown Copyright silhouettes provided by the Controller of H.M. Stationery. An acknowledgements section on page 5 of the book identifies them by page. This image is one of those and since the publication date is pre-1957 is in the public domain.
context_page_description: The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine.
  Development of the Vampire as an experimental aircraft began in 1941 during the Second World War, to exploit the groundbreaking innovation of jet propulsion. From the company's design studies, it was decided to use a single-engine, twin-boom aircraft, powered by the Halford H.1 turbojet. Aside from its propulsion system and twin-boom configuration, it was a relatively conventional aircraft. In May 1944 it was decided to mass-produce the aircraft as an interceptor for the Royal Air Force. In 1946 the Vampire entered operational service with the RAF, only months after the war had ended.
  The Vampire quickly proved to be effective and was adopted as a replacement of wartime piston-engined fighter aircraft. During its early service it accomplished several aviation firsts and achieved various records, such as being the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
context_section_description: General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 30 ft 9 in (9.37 m)
  Wingspan: 38 ft (12 m)
  Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
  Wing area: 262 sq ft (24.3 m²)
  Airfoil: root: EC1240/0640 (14%) ; tip: EC1240/0640 (9%)
  Empty weight: 7,283 lb (3,304 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 12,390 lb (5,620 kg) 
  Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal-flow turbojet engine, 3,350 lbf (14.9 kN) thrust
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 548 mph (882 km/h, 476 kn)
  Range: 1,220 mi (1,960 km, 1,060 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 42,800 ft (13,000 m)
  Rate of climb: 4,800 ft/min (24 m/s) 
  Armament
  Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon with 600 rounds total (150 rounds per gun).
  Rockets: 8 × 3-inch "60 lb" rockets
  Bombs: 2 × 500 lb (225 kg) bombs or two drop-tanks
caption: de Havilland Vampire FB.5
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