De Havilland Biplane 1 Aircraft

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

Span:

36 ft 0 in

Length:

29 ft 0 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

408 sq ft

All-up:

850 lb

Max Speed:

Unknown

Preserved in British Museums

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