De Havilland Hound Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd

First Flight:

17 November 1926

D.H.65 Hound:

1 - de Havilland Aircraft

D.H.65J Hound II:

1 - de Havilland Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

de Havilland D.H.65 Hound

Type:

Two seat day bomber biplane

Wing:

Equal span, two bay biplane. Top centre section carried above fuselage on four struts. Two pairs of steel tube interplane struts on each side of fuselage. Wing structure consists of duralumin spars, wooden ribs and steel drag struts, the whole being covered with fabric. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Rectangular structure with domed top. Spruce framework, covered with fabric covered plywood

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type, balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Divided type. Consists of two legs mounted under the bottom wings, and two axles and radius rods hinged to the centreline on the underside of the fuselage

Power Plant:

One 450 hp Bristol Jupiter VIII geared radial air cooled engine

Accommodation:

Pilots cockpit behind trailing edge of wings, with observers cockpit immediately behind

Armament:

One fixed Vickers gun firing forward, with one Lewis gun in back cockpit. Bomb load of 450 lb carried under wing

Span:

45 ft

Length:

33 ft 3 in

Height:

11 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

462 sq ft

Empty:

2,978 lb

Loaded:

5,117 lb

Max Speed:

156 mph

Absolute Ceiling:

25,500 ft

Range:

1,000 miles

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