The de Havilland T.K.1 was a 1930s

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two-seat biplane and the first design built by students of the de Havilland Technical School.

Design and development

The T.K.1 was built by students under the direction of Marcus Langley at Stag Lane Aerodrome in 1934,Jackson 1974, page 321 based on converting the

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to a biplane.Lewis 1972, p.187. It was a conventional two-seat biplane powered by a

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and first flown in June 1934. It was flown by

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to 5th place in the 1934

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with a speed of 124.4 mph. It was sold onto a private owner in 1936 who flew it for as short time as a single-seater before it was scrapped.

Specifications

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References

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