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Airco DH.5
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter, Reconnaissance a/c
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| Manufacturer(s) | Aircraft Manufacturing
Company (Airco) |
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| Prototype first flight | August 1916 |
Introduction | May 1917 |
| Production | 549-552 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 6.71 m |
Empty Weight | 458 kg |
| Wingspan | 7.82 m |
Loaded Weight | 677 kg |
| Height | 2.781 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 19.76 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
gun* |
Ammunition Carried |
5 x 97 |
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| Other Armament | racks for four 11 kg bombs under
fuselage |
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(*) forward-firing
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Le Rhône 9J |
Type & Displacement | 9-cylinder rotary engine, 12.8
L |
| Horsepower | 110 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 162.48 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 120 L
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(*) with the maximum loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 164 km/h
at 3050 m |
Rate of Climb | 4.13 m/s |
| Range | 440 km |
Service Ceiling | 4900 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | militaryfactory.com | ||
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