Manufacturer: | de Havilland |
Country: | United Kingdom |
ICAO Type designator: | HERN |
First flight: | 10 May 1950 |
Production ended: | 1964 |
Production total: | 149 |
Series: | Heron 1: Initial model with fixed landing gear
Heron 1B: Increased MTOW Heron 2: Model 1 with retractable landing gear Heron 2B: Model 1B with same increased MTOW Heron 2C: Redesignation of the Heron 2Bs with optional fully feathering propellers Heron 2D: Further increased MTOW Prinair Heron 2B: Stretched version ((17 feet or 5.2 metres)) with Continental IO-520 engines Riley Heron: Herons fitted with 290 hp (216 kW) Lycoming IO-540 flat-six piston engines. Sea Heron C.1: Transport and communications aircraft for the Royal Navy |
Propulsion: | 4 piston engines |
Maximum number of passengers: | 17 |
Maximum take-off mass: | 6124 kg |
ICAO Mass group: | 3 |