Airco D.H.5 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Airco, Hendon

First Flight:

October 1916

D.H.5:

200 - Airco 50 - British Caudron 200 - Darracq 100 - March, Jones & Cribb

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airco D.H.5

Type:

Single seat scout

Wing:

Single bay biplane with equal span, unswept, reverse staggered wings of wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage attached to lower wing is of circular section and of wooden structure with fabric covering

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 110 hp Le Rhone 9J engine in the nose driving a two bladed wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit ahead of the upper wing

Armament:

Single Vickers machine gun and four 25 lb bombs

Span:

25 ft 8 in

Length:

22 ft

Height:

9 ft 1.5 in

Wing Area:

212.1 sq ft

Empty:

1,010 lb

Loaded:

1,492 lb

Max Speed:

102 mph at 10,000 ft

Climb:

6 min 55 sec to 6,500 ft

Service Ceiling:

16,000 ft

Endurance:

2.75 hr

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