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Airco DH.2
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter, Reconnaissance a/c
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| Manufacturer(s) | Aircraft Manufacturing
Company (Airco) |
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| Prototype first flight | 1 June 1915 |
Introduction | 1915 |
| Production | 453 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 7.684 m |
Empty Weight | 428 kg |
| Wingspan | 8.61 m |
Loaded Weight | 654 kg |
| Height | 2.908 m |
Max takeoff weight | 702 kg |
| Wing area | 23.1 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis
gun* |
Ammunition Carried |
5 x 97 |
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| Other Armament | - |
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(*) forward-firing
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Gnôme Monosoupape |
Type & Displacement | 9-cylinder rotary engine, 12.8
L |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 152.9 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 110 L
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(*) with the maximum loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 150 km/h |
Rate of Climb | 2.76 m/s |
| Range | 400 km |
Service Ceiling | 4300 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | fandavion.free.fr | ||
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