Flight Archive - Page 2

**Leif Ohlsson** · #11 12-30-2008, 04:51 AM

Terry, glad to see you caught on to this. But be warned - the Hound was designed as a bomber. I suppose the racks under the wings were for carrying that kind of payload. I'm kind of curious about what would the civilian four-seater have looked like, the DH74?

But I agree, it is a large-span, two-bay biplane of beautiful proportions. Attached a three-view, plus another photo, found at De Havilland D.H.65 Hound. For all DH aircrafts, see De Havilland Aircraft. (But you already knew that one...)

Note that the 12 cylinder Napier Lion had a "W" configuration, three rows of four cylinders each.

Leif

**rmks2000** · #12 12-30-2008, 01:52 PM

Rikstef,

I'm a little late to the party but thanks for the link. What a resource!

Bob

**rickstef** · #13 12-30-2008, 02:32 PM

ummm Bob,

I didn't post the link

**Ashrunner** · #14 12-30-2008, 04:24 PM

Putnam's book, DeHavilland Aircraft since 1909, has two additional images of the Hound. The first image is of the original D.H. 65 in civil registration (a second civil registration - G-EBNK was issued, but never assigned to an aircraft). The second image is of the one and only Hound modified with the Bristol Jupiter VIIIF under an Australian requirement. This aircraft designated D.H. 65J.

According to the book, the images previously shown here, are of D.H. 65A. The original aircraft was given that designation after installation of an underslung radiator (not sure where or what that means myself).

**Ashrunner** · #15 12-31-2008, 02:35 AM

I found some additional information in the Putman Books title, The British Bomber Since 1914. In that book, Peter Lewis notes the D.H. 65A was originally fitted with the 540 hp Lion XA engine in 1926. In the Spring of 1928, it was again modified and this time, fitted with a 540 hp Lion XI. The aircraft was used to set several speed-with-load records. In the Autumn of that year, the same aircraft was refitted with Lion XA.

Lewis goes on to say a second machine, considerably modified from the original Hound, was built in 1928. It was fitted with the air-cooled radial 520 hp Jupiter VIIF and a split-unit undercarriage. This aircraft was designated D.H. 65J Hound Mk. II. It was designed as mentioned earlier, to Australian conditions. This included accommodation for a 450 lb bomb load under the wings or a torpedo beneath the fuselage.

**Don Boose** · #16 12-31-2008, 08:36 AM

Great additional info, Ash.

That was a great series of books. I have many of them myself and they are a great source of info and pleasure.

Don

**Ashrunner** · #17 12-31-2008, 12:47 PM

The Putman and Naval Institute Press books are great reference material. There's so much in the books, that it's not hard to over-look what you are looking for.

Between myself and a friend of mine, we are always on the lookout for a volume we don't have. I think between the two of us, we have maybe 20 or so of them.