Airco D.H.4 Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
August 1916 |
D.H.4: |
915 - Airco 100 - F.W. Berwick and Co 101 - Glendower Aircraft Co 146 - Palladium Autocars 100 - Vulcan Motor and Engineering 150 - Westland Aircraft Works 15 - SABCA, Belgium 350 - Boeing Airplane Corporation, USA 3106 - Dayton-Wright Aeroplane Co, USA 1600 - The Fisher Body Corporation, USA 140 - Standard Aircraft Corporation, USA |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Airco D.H.4 |
Type: |
Two seat day bomber |
Wing: |
Two bay biplane with equal span, staggered, unswept wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage mounted on lower wing with flat sided cross section and faired top surface. Wooden structure |
Tail Unit: |
Wire braced tailplane at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Cross axle type main gear attached by V struts to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 230 hp Siddeley Puma engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller |
Accommodation: |
Tandem open cockpits for crew aft of wing. Pilot in forward cockpit with gunner behind |
Armament: |
One forward firing Vickers with Lewis for gunner. 460 lb bomb load |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
42 ft 5 in |
Length: |
30 ft 8 in |
Height: |
10 ft 1 in |
Wing Area: |
434 sq ft |
Weights | |
Tare: |
2,230 lb |
All-up: |
3,344 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
106 mph |
Initial Climb: |
1,000 ft/min |
Ceiling: |
17,400 ft |
Endurance: |
4.5 hours |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.greatwarflyingmuseum.com/aircraft/commonwealth/dehavilland_dh4.html |