Monday 20 June 2016

RFC Airco DH2

RFC Airco DH2


The D.H.2 biplane was Geoffrey de Havilland's second design for the Aircraft Manufacturing Company. This highly successful pusher had good manoeuvrability with an excellent rate of climb. Mounting the engine to the rear of the fuselage permitted the use of a fixed, forward-firing machine gun before the advent of the synchronous machine gun. Superior to the Fokker E.III, the D.H.2 helped end the "Fokker Scourge".



Airco D.H.2 Specifications
Country:
Great Britain
Manufacturer:
Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Type:
Fighter
Entered Service:
February 1916
Number Built:
400
Engine:
Gnôme Monosoupape, 9 cylinder, air cooled rotary, 100 hp
Wing Span:
28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Length:
25 ft 2½ in (7.68 m)
Height:
9 ft 6½ in (2.91 m)
Empty Weight:
1,356 lb (615 kg)
Gross Weight:
1,441 lb (653.6 kg)
Max Speed:
93 mph (150 km/h)
Ceiling:
14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Endurance:
2 hrs 45 mins
Crew:
1
Armament:
1 machine gun



Acc/Top Speed: 5/75; Toughness: 6 (1); Crew: 1 (Pilot)

Notes: Biplane (Climb –2). Flight range of 200 miles. Flight ceiling of about 10,000 feet.

Type/Caliber Range     Damage  RoF   AP   Shots     Weight
Lewis .303    24/48/96     2d8        3       2     50/100D     30

Notes: Auto, Snapfire, Min. Str d8

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