Airco D.H.6 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Airco, Hendon

First Flight:

1916

D.H.6:

598 - Airco 150 - Gloucestershire Aircraft 700 - Grahame-White Aviation 300 - Harland & Wolff 150 - Kingsbury Aviation 200 - Morgan & Co 250 - Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries 100 - Savages

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airco DH.6

Type:

Training biplane

Wing:

Two bay biplane with equal span, unstaggered, 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 90 hp RAF 1A engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Two crew in tandem in single cockpit below upper wing

Span:

35 ft 11 in

Length:

27 ft 3.5 in

Height:

10 ft 9.5 in

Wing Area:

436 sq ft

Tare:

1,460 lb

All-up:

2,027 lb

Max Speed:

70 mph

Initial Climb:

225 ft/min

Duration:

2.75 hours

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