Airco DH.5 - Specifications

Specifications

Data from British Aeroplanes 1914–18

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
• Wingspan: 25 ft 8 in (7.83 m)
• Height: 9 ft 1½ in (2.78 m)
• Wing area: 212.1 ft² (19.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,010 lb (459 kg)
• Loaded weight: 1,492 lb (676 kg)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 102 mph (89 knots, 164 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
• Endurance: 2 hours 45 min
• Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,878 m.)
  
• Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 12 min 25 s
• Climb to 15,000 ft (4,570 m): 27 min 30 s

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
• Bombs: racks for four 25 lb (10 kg) bombs under fuselage