Length: 26ft 9.5in
Wing span: 39ft
Weight:
Power: D.H. Ghost @ 5000lbs s.t.
Details: Experimental
Designer: Mike Hill
Date: August 1997

**** De HAVILLAND DH 108 SWALLOW ****
by Mike Hill

This aircraft is depicted as TG 283, one of the three research aircraft assembled in the late 1940s to explore high
speed flight. The aircraft was based upon the DH Vampire. On 12 April 1948 the DH 108 held the International 
Speed Record of 605.23 mph. On 6 September of the same year it became the first British aircraft to exceed the
speed of sound. Geoffrey De Havilland (the son of the founder) lost his life in a DH 108.

THE MODEL
The aircraft looks OK and flies rather well. No, damn it - it flies bloody well! If you want something to beetle
around in for day to day use - this might be the one.

I would suggest a take-off speed of about 120kts. When approaching the circuit area slow down to around 130kts
and use a little power to keep up speed for a landing at about 110kts.

Any comments will be appreciated (and answered).


Mike Hill - Australia
INTERNET: mikehill@compuserve.com 
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mikehill 
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HOMEPAGE:
The address is:

        hhtp://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mikehill

The Homepages are designed to provide updated information and photos
about the aircraft I have designed, those to come, FS.5 links,
biography etc. etc.  YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD MY AIRCRAFT from the pages.
I'm still building onto it - I would be more than interested to know what 
you think of it and any suggestions you have would be very welcome.
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Note from Ian Willis
A lot of work has gone into this aircraft and while you are welcome to change anything you want to via the AFX file,
I would ask that appropriate credit always be given to the Designer in the main file. It must remain freeware to all.

No responsibility accepted for any vagaries in your system. As usual, load the texture files into the Texture Directory
and the AIR file into the Sim or Pilots Directory. You'll need BAO's FSFS to run it of course.

Since I have added the nearest thing to an authentic cockpit that I could find, I would like to get some feedback as well.
If you have data or information that would improve on the detail that currently exists, it will be welcome.
Any comments will be appreciated (and answered). tutissma@ukonline.co.uk