Airco D.H.2 Aircraft
D.H.2 Replica, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Airco, Hendon |
First Flight: |
1 June 1915 |
D.H.2: |
401 - Airco |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Airco D.H.2 |
Type: |
Single seat fighter |
Wing: |
Two bay biplane with unstaggered, unswept, equal span wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage mounted on lower fuselage is of wooden structure |
Tail Unit: |
Tail is mounted on four booms from wing rear spars. Tailplane and elevator level with upper booms with fin above tailplane. Single rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Cross axle type carried on V struts under fuselage. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape engine in rear of fuselage driving a pusher propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit in nose |
Armament: |
Forward firing Lewis machine gun |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
28 ft 3 in |
Length: |
25 ft 2.5 in |
Height: |
9 ft 6.5 in |
Wing Area: |
249 sq ft |
Weights | |
Tare: |
943 lb |
All-up: |
1,441 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
93 mph |
Climb: |
12 min to 6,500 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
14,000 ft |
Endurance: |
2.75 hrs |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/airco_dh2.html |