Airco D.H.9 Aircraft

DH9, Estonian Air Force. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Airco, Hendon

First Flight:

July 1917

D.H.9:

700 - Airco 160 - Berwick & Co 10 - De Havilland 100 - Mann Egerton & Co 246 - NAF No 1 444 - NAF No 2 100 - Short Bros 100 - Vulcan 300 - Waring & Gillow 385 - Weir Ltd 148 - Westland Aircraft 30 - SABCA, Belgium

D.H.9A:

569 - Airco 140 - Berwick & Co 150 - Mann Egerton & Co 220 - Vulcan 350 - Westland 340 - Whitehead Aircraft

USD-9A:

4 - Dayton-Wright, USA 5 - Engineering Division, USA

USD-9D:

4 - USA

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airco D.H.9A

Type:

Two seat day bomber

Wing:

Two bay biplane with equal span, staggered, unswept wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing with flat sided cross section and faired top surface. Wooden structure

Tail Unit:

Wire braced tailplane at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type main gear attached by V struts to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 400 hp Liberty 12 engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for crew aft of wing. Pilot in forward cockpit with gunner behind

Armament:

One forward firing Vickers with Lewis for gunner. 660 lb bomb load

Span:

45 ft 11 in

Length:

30 ft 3 in

Height:

11 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

487 sq ft

Empty:

2,800 lb

Loaded:

4,645 lb

Max Speed:

114 mph at 10,000 ft

Climb:

15 min 48 sec to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

16,500 ft

Endurance:

5.75 hr

Preserved in British Museums

D.H.9A:

F1010 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display

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