Airco DH.2 - Specifications (DH.2)

Specifications (DH.2)

Data from Warplanes of the First World War - Fighters Volume One

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 25 ft 2½ in (7.69 m)
  • Wingspan: 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 6½ in (2.91 m)
  • Wing area: 249 ft² (23.13 m²)
  • Empty weight: 942 lb (428 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,441 lb (654 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine, 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 km/h) at sea level
  • Range: 250 mi (400 km)
  • Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,265 m)
  • Rate of climb: 545 ft/min (166 m/min)
  • Wing loading: 5.79 lb/ft² (28.3 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.069 hp/lb (110 W/kg)
  • Endurance 2¾ hours
  • Climb to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) 24 minutes 45 seconds

Armament

1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun using 47-round drum magazines

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