De Havilland Chipmunk Aircraft
Chipmunk 22, Old Warden | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield Aerodrome, Herts and Hawarden Aerodrome, Chester from De Havilland Canada original design |
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First Flight: |
22 May 1946 |
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Chipmunk T.10: |
111 - De Havilland, Hatfield 629 - De Havilland, Chester |
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Chipmunk T.20: |
239 - De Havilland, Chester |
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Chipmunk 21: |
21 - De Havilland, Chester |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 |
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Type: |
Two-seat elementary trainer |
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Wing: |
Low-wing cantilever monoplane, all-metal structure and leading edge with fabric covering |
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Fuselage: |
All-metal stressed skin construction |
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Tail Unit: |
Single fin and rudder with cantilever tailplane attached to fuselage |
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Landing Gear: |
Fixed main gear attached to wing with tail wheel |
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Power Plant: |
One 145 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major 8 in the nose driving a two bladed propeller |
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Accommodation: |
Tandem seating in enclosed cockpit above the wing |
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Dimensions | |
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Span: |
34 ft 4 in |
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Length: |
25 ft 8 in |
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Height: |
7 ft 1 in |
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Wing Area: |
172 sq ft |
Weights | |
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Empty: |
1,417 lb |
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Loaded: |
2,000 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Speed: |
138 mph at sea level |
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Initial Climb: |
800 ft/min |
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Service Ceiling: |
16,000 ft |
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Range: |
300 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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Chipmunk T.10: |
WB560 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Nose WB569 - Historic Flying Ltd, Duxford - Airworthy WB584 - Museum of Flight, East Fortune - Display WB624 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe - Restoration WB670 - Museum of Flight, East Fortune - Display WB685 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display WB733 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Display WD373 - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Airworthy WD377 - RAF Millom Museum, Haverigg - Cockpit restoration WD379 - Air Atlantique Classic Flight, Coventry - Airworthy WD386 - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Display WG432 - Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop - Display WG471 - Thameside Aviation Museum, East Tilbury - Display WG486 - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Coningsby - Airworthy WK518 - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Coningsby - Airworthy WK522 - Historic Flying Ltd, Duxford - Restoration WK626 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Fuselage WP772 - RAF Manston History Museum, Manston - Restoration WP790 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Display WP859 - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Airworthy WP869 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Restoration WP912 - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display WP929 - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Airworthy WP962 - RAF Museum, Hendon - Display WZ879 - Historic Aircraft Collection, Duxford - Airworthy |
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Chipmunk 22: |
G-AOTR - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Display 18671 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Airworthy |
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