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AIRCO D.H.9
1917
 
LIGHT BOMBER
  
 
 
DATA
  
 
AIRCO D.H.9
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 LIGHT BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UK
MANUFACTURER :
 AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Airco)
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1917
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1917
NUMBER BUILT :
 4091
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 42 ft 4-5/8 in (12.92 m)
LENGTH :
 30 ft 5 in (9.27 m)
HEIGHT :
 11 ft 3-1/2 in (3.44 m)
WING AREA :
 434 sq ft (40.3 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 2,200 lbs
WEIGHT LOADED :
 3,890 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :
 --
POWER PLANT :
 1 × B.H.P Piston Engine, Rated at 240 hp
ARMAMENT :
 1 x Forward-Firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers Machine Gun
 
 1 or 2 x Flexible Mounted Lewis Machine Guns on Scarff Ring
BOMB LOAD :
 460 lb (209 kg) bombs
CREW :
 2 - Pilot and Gunner
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 110 mph at 10,000 ft
 
 102 mph at 15,000 ft
CRUISING SPEED :
 --
LANDING SPEED :
 57 mph
CLIMB RATE :
 Climb to 10,000 ft, 18 min 30 sec
RANGE :
 Endurance of 4.5 Hours
SERVICE CEILING :
 15,500 ft (4730 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. 1998. ISBN 0-07607-0904-1.

Taylor, John W.R. JANE'S Fighting Aircraft of World War I. New York:Military Press, 1990. ISBN 0-517-03376-3.

Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes, & Seaplanes, London:Brown Brooks, Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-897884-68-0.

  
 
     
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