Airco D.H.3 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Airco, Hendon

First Flight:

1916

D.H.3:

1 - Airco, Hendon

D.H.3A:

1 - Airco, Hendon

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airco D.H.3

Type:

Day bomber

Wing:

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

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted with below lower wing. The fuselage has rectangular cross section. Wooden structure

Tail Unit:

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

Landing Gear:

Split axle type main gear attached by V struts to inner wing and axle to the fuselage. Tail skid with additional wheels at the nose

Power Plant:

Two 120 hp Beardmore engines mounted between the wings driving two bladed pusher propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of three, forward gunner and pilot in open cockpits forward of the wing, rear gunner in open cockpit aft of wing

Armament:

Single or twin Lewis guns in nose and amidships. Unknown bomb load

Span:

60 ft 10 in

Length:

36 ft 10 in

Height:

14 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

793 sq ft

Tare:

3,980 lb

All-up:

5,810 lb

Max Speed:

95 mph

Initial Climb:

550 ft/min

Range:

700 miles

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