Airco DH.16
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| Type: | single-engine biplane |
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| First flight: |
May 1919 |
| Number of pieces: |
9 |
The Airco DH.16 was a single-engine biplane designed for four passengers by the British manufacturer Aircraft Manufacturing Company from the period after the First World War . The design came from Geoffrey de Havilland , the company's chief developer at the time.
history
The DH.16 was an enlarged version of the DH.9A . The aircraft, which was largely made of wood and covered with fabric, had an open cockpit for a pilot and a closed cabin for four other people. The first six models received a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII in-line engine, the rest of the more powerful Napier Lion . The prototype made its maiden flight in May 1919 .
One of the nine aircraft built came into the possession of the Argentine airline River Plate Aviation Company and was used between Buenos Aires and Montevideo . Airco sold the rest to its sister company Aircraft Transport and Travel (AT&T). On August 25, 1919, they began operating between London and Paris . On May 17, 1920, the liner service between London and Amsterdam was set up with them on behalf of KLM .
After AT&T ceased operations in 1921, five planes were scrapped and two other planes were sold and used to deliver newspapers. The eighth plane had already been lost. After one of the remaining aircraft crashed in 1923, the last aircraft was also decommissioned and then scrapped.
Users
- River Plate Aviation Company
- Aircraft Transport and Travel
Technical data (DH.16 with Lion engine)
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 4th |
| length | 9.68 m |
| span | 14.17 m |
| height | 3.45 m |
| Wing area | 45.5 m² |
| Empty weight | 1,431 kg |
| Takeoff weight | 2,155 kg |
| Cruising speed | 161 km / h |
| Top speed | 219 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 6,400 m |
| Range | 680 km |
| Engines | a Napier Lion - in- line engine with 336 kW |
