Vampire Mk 1

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft 1,000 miles
3,000 kg
single-engine
fighter-bomber
straight wing
multi-role fighter
gptkbp:armament 4 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:constructionMaterial metal
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:design gptkb:Sir_Geoffrey_de_Havilland
low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine 1
gptkbp:engineType turbojet
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1948
gptkbp:firstFlight 1943
1980s
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1945
gptkbp:firstIntroduced gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vampire Mk 1
gptkbp:influenced later jet aircraft
gptkbp:influencedBy de Havilland Hornet
gptkbp:inheritsFrom developed into several variants
gptkbp:introduced 1945
gptkbp:landingGear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 8.53 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:de_Havilland
gptkbp:maxRange 1,600 km
gptkbp:maxSpeed 560 km/h
gptkbp:nickname Vampire
gptkbp:notableFeature twin-boom design
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 3,000
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in multiple conflicts
gptkbp:operationalRole air superiority
gptkbp:participatesIn training aircraft
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:retirementYear 1960s
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:services 1945
1980s
gptkbp:significance one of the first jet fighters in service
gptkbp:successor de Havilland Venom
gptkbp:type jet fighter
gptkbp:usedBy several air forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:de_Havilland_Vampire
gptkbp:wingspan 10.67 m