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                    QANTAS Drover DHA3 MkII



	   	            Regn: VH-EBT



	          

		        visual by Les Penridge.

                 flight model by Brian Horsey.



                     panel by Brian Horsey.



		          for FS98  (AF99 & AA)



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The Drover was developed postwar by deHavilland Australia to 

provide a tough, reliable replacement for the Dragon which was 

then out of production. The three engine configuration was chosen 

to provide safe operation with one engine out, important in the 

remote areas where these planes were to operate.



Drovers were used by a variety of operators in the Australia-Pacific 

region - QANTAS, TAA (Trans Australia Airlines), DCA (Aust Dept Civil 

Aviation), Fiji Airways, and others. However the operator most 

remembered over the years is the Royal Flying Doctor Service. 



VH-EBT (c/n 5009) was delivered to QANTAS in November 1951, was 

sold to Air Fiji as VQ-FAP when QANTAS disposed of its Drovers 

in 1960, and later operated as VH-ADN for the RFDS.



Special thanks to Des Robinson for his assistance in tuning the 

flight model based on his many hours in Drovers.



The panel for the Drover in the included DHA3Panl.zip file is based 

on John Dow's photo from the Avalon airshow and the original panel 

by John McGuigan.





          The GIF file shows VH-EBT on approach to Lae

                     PNG over the Huon Gulf.

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Aircraft Operation.

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Engine Limitations.



Full Throttle  (5 Min max) 2350 rpm maximum 

Maximum Climb  (30 Min)    2100 rpm

Maximum Cruise (30 Min)    2100 rpm

Normal Cruise              1900-2050 rpm



The engines are fitted with a fixed pitch propellor, so care should

be observed not to exceed the max rpm during the takeoff.



The engine Mixture Control should not be used below 3000 ft. and 

should not be used to cause a drop in engine rpm.



Aircraft Handling.



The following speeds and proceedures apply to the flightsim model and 

should not be used in real life situations.

All speeds are Indicated Airspeed.



Takeoff/Climb & Cruise :



Normal engine start and pre takeoff checks should be completed.



: Select first stage of flap

: Apply full power.

: The tail should be raised at 40 kts

: Commence rotation at 65 kts for a liftoff at 70 kts

: Accelerate to 80 kts for climb.

: At a safe height retract flaps and reduce engine rpm to climb power.

: Maintain a climb speed of 80 kts until cruise altitude is reached.

: Level off and as airspeed increases reduce engine rpm to normal cruise.

  Normal Sea level cruise speed is 122 kts.



Descent and Landing :



: Reduce power to maintain a descent speed of 100 kts and a VSI of 500ft/min

: On joining the circuit reduce speed to 80 kts and extend first stage of flaps.

: Final approach should be made at 70 kts and the flaps extended as required.

: The aircraft can be wheeled on smoothly at 65 kts.



Des who was a wealth of help, returned his notes etc when he retired, so if 

there are any former Drover Drivers out there who have access to the aircraft 

handling notes and would like to contribute to improving the accuracy of the 

information above we would appreciate hearing from you. 





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The zip file contains the FS98 files for the usual layout. 

                  ...    \Aircraft\DHA3_Q_2\Model

                                           \Panel

                                           \Sound

                                           \Texture





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(c) 1999.  No commercial redistribution of this model please.



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Les Penridge

Mooloolah, Australia.

penridge@ieee.org



Brian Horsey

Brisbane, Australia.

horse@powerup.com.au



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