De Havilland D.H.77 Aircraft

D.H.77

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Stag Lane Aerodrome, Middlesex

First Flight:

11 July 1929

D.H.77:

1 - The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

De Havilland D.H.77

Type:

Single seat interceptor as a private venture to specification F.20/27

Wing:

Semi cantilever, low wing monoplane. Bracing strut from midspan to upper longeron. Fabric covered construction

Fuselage:

Box girder built of steel tubing and faired to oval section by fabric over wooden formers

Tail Unit:

Swept fin and tailplane leading edges with balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed undercarriage. Each mainweel mounted on oleo leg attached to midspan of wing with radius rod and axle to fuselage lower longeron

Power Plant:

One 300 hp Napier Halford H air cooled engine in nose

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit above wing trailing edge

Armament:

Two Vickers machine guns under nose cowlings

Span:

32 ft 2 in

Length:

24 ft 5 in

Height:

8 ft

Wing Area:

163 sq ft

Tare:

1,655 lb

All-up:

2,279 lb

Max Speed:

204 mph at 10,000 ft

Initial Climb:

1,885 ft/min

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