De Havilland Dormouse Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

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

First Flight:

25 July 1923

D.H.42 Dormouse:

1 - de Havilland

D.H.42A Dingo I:

1 - de Havilland

D.H.42B Dingo II:

1 - de Havilland

Type Specification

Applies to:

De Havilland D.H.42 Dormouse

Type:

Reconnaissance fighter to Air Ministry Specification 22/22

Wing:

Two bay biplane. Unequal span and unequal chord wings. Unswept and unstaggered. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing is constructed with spruce longerons and cross members with plywood skin

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at top of fuselage with split elevator. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type. Main leg is attached to lower wing root with radius rod forward to engine lower support

Power Plant:

One 420 hp Armstrong Siddeley IV air cooled radial engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits. Pilot under wing centre section which is cut way. Observer behind wing trailing edge

Armament:

Two forward firing machine guns with gun on Scarff ring for observer

Span:

41 ft

Length:

28 ft 3 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

389 sq ft

Tare:

2,513 lb

All-up:

3,897 lb

Max Speed:

125 mph

Ceiling:

16,000 ft

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