De Havilland Biplane 1 Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Geoffrey de Havilland |
First Flight: |
December 1909 |
De Havilland 1: |
1 - Geoffrey de Havilland |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
De Havilland 1 |
Type: |
Single seat biplane |
Wing: |
Wings constructed of wooded spars and ribs with single fabric covering. Eight pairs of interplane struts. Ailerons on upper wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage of four longerons without covering mounted on lower wing |
Tail Unit: |
Elevator and rudder at rear of fuselage with additional elevator carried on forward fuselage |
Landing Gear: |
Four wheeled undercarriage, one at nose, twin wheels just forward of wings and single wheel at tail |
Power Plant: |
One 45 hp Iris four cylinder horizontally opposed water cooled engine mounted mid fuselage driving two pusher propellers aft of wing |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot forward of wing |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
36 ft 0 in |
Length: |
29 ft 0 in |
Height: |
Unknown |
Wing Area: |
408 sq ft |
Weights | |
All-up: |
850 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
Unknown |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |