Airco DH.4 - Specifications (DH.4 - Eagle VIII Engine)

Eagle VIII Engine)

Data from The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
  • Wingspan: 43 feet 4 in (13.21 m)
  • Height: 11 ft (3.35 m)
  • Wing area: 434 ft² (40 m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,387 lb (1,085 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 3,472 lb (1,578 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VII inline liquid cooled piston, 375 hp (289 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 143 mph (230 km/h) at sea level
  • Range: 470 mi (770 km)
  • Endurance: 3¾ hr
  • Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
  • Wing loading: 8 lb/ft² (39.5 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.108 hp/lb (0.266 kW/kg)
  • Climb to 10,000 ft: 9 min

Armament

  • Guns: Forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun, Lewis gun on Scarff ring at rear
  • Bombs: 460 lb (210 kg) of bombs

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