]> 2026-05-05T13:23:35-04:00 de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide 5002 en 1940 1939 8 1 pilot 3230 5500 10.25 34.5 48 File:Dehav.dh89a.dragonrapide.jpg 157 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Six inline engine, 200 hp (149 kW) each 573 16700 The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide is a 1930s short-haul biplane airliner developed and produced by British aircraft company de Havilland. Capable of accommodating 6–8 passengers, it proved an economical and durable craft, despite its relatively primitive plywood construction. Developed during the early 1930s, the Dragon Rapide was essentially a smaller, twin-engined version of the four-engined DH.86 Express, and shared a number of common features, such as its tapered wings, streamlined fairings and Gipsy Six engines. First named the "Dragon Six", the type was marketed as "Dragon Rapide" and later simply known as the "Rapide". Upon its introduction in summer 1934, it proved to be a popular aircraft with airlines and private civil operators alike, attaining considerable foreign sales in addition to its domestic use. The D.H.89A is the model attributed to CNAC was an improved version. They were fitted with a landing light in the nose, modified wing tips and cabin heating. 48 de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide 2020-04-13T17:49:18Z 2458953.2425694 de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide 828 5002 1 plainlist 2 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide]] de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide# QUERY1efd21d4474a59b8b2bcf3c5e7640832 5002 1 plainlist 2 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide]] de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide# QUERY21dff3c886aa29d797acb4d298c9d0bf 5002 1 broadtable 2 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide]] de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide# QUERY93f72a97943d8cd9619f908af7a2a89d 5002 1 plainlist 3 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:De Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide]] [[Has Image::+]] de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide# QUERY7222e95e2eb8b630dadfa5a546e4c4e4 5002 Burnt in fire in Eurasia hangar 1940-01-27Z 2429655.5 1939-01 2429264.5 38 Unknown de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide# 8d1ebdd7a8af72269f32556ab74821ac 5002 Sold at Singapore? To Wearnes Air Services? 1940-08-23Z 2429864.5 CNAC have been reported as operating two Rapides, with fleet nos. 38 & 43 “Fuling” and a CNAC record shows that “43” was received 1.40 and sold in Singapore, although with the type “Dragon” crossed out and Beech Staggerwing entered in place. A report in the Straits Times for 23.8.40 states that Wearnes Air Services had bought a “practically new” Rapide from CNAC and it would be flown to Singapore by a Chinese pilot “early next month”. This may have been allocated VR-SBG and probably became MVAF “18”.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> 1940-01-25Z 2429653.5 43 Unknown Fuling de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide# 9184a636a69b7a4cbfa4d54410ffdc3c