De Havilland DH.15 Gazelle
| DH.15 Gazelle | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | bomber |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1919 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Airco DH.15 "Gazelle" was a single-engine, two-seat biplane made by the British company Airco and an almost identical bomber version of the DH.9A . As a trial, it was equipped with a water-cooled 500 HP 12-cylinder engine. The first flight was in Hendon in 1919 . After Airco went bankrupt in 1920, part of the operations was taken over by de Havilland Aircraft Company , which did not pursue this project any further.
A converted machine was used for a failed flight to Africa.
Technical specifications
| Airco DH.15 "Gazelle" | |
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| length | 9.27 m |
| height | 3.44 m |
| Wingspan | 12.92 m |
| Top speed | 224 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 6100 m |
| Rate of climb | 7.62 m / s |
| Wing area | 40.32 m² |
| drive | a 12-cylinder V-engine Packard Liberty L-12 with approx. 500 hp |
| crew | two men (pilot / bombardier) |
| Armament | a rigid, forward-firing 7.7 mm Vickers machine gun ,
one to two 7.7 mm Lewis machine guns on a slewing ring, 200 kg bomb load |
See also
literature
- Journal for aviation technology and motorized airship travel. Vol. 11, Issue 16, 1920, ISSN 0935-3437 , p. 241.
- Mick Davis: Airco. The Aircraft Manufacturing Company. Crowood Press Ltd, Marlborough 2001, ISBN 1-86126-393-7 .
Web links
Commons : Airco DH.15 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
