De Havilland Chipmunk Aircraft



Chipmunk 22, Old Warden

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield Aerodrome, Herts and Hawarden Aerodrome, Chester from De Havilland Canada original design

First Flight:

22 May 1946

Chipmunk T.10:

111 - De Havilland, Hatfield 629 - De Havilland, Chester

Chipmunk T.20:

239 - De Havilland, Chester

Chipmunk 21:

21 - De Havilland, Chester

Type Specification

Applies to:

De Havilland Chipmunk T.10

Type:

Two-seat elementary trainer

Wing:

Low-wing cantilever monoplane, all-metal structure and leading edge with fabric covering

Fuselage:

All-metal stressed skin construction

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with cantilever tailplane attached to fuselage

Landing Gear:

Fixed main gear attached to wing with tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 145 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major 8 in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem seating in enclosed cockpit above the wing

Dimensions

Span:

34 ft 4 in

Length:

25 ft 8 in

Height:

7 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

172 sq ft

Weights

Empty:

1,417 lb

Loaded:

2,000 lb

Performance

Max Speed:

138 mph at sea level

Initial Climb:

800 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

16,000 ft

Range:

300 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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

Chipmunk 22:

G-AOTR - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Display 18671 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Airworthy

Web Sites

http://www.warbirdalley.com/chipmunk.htm