Airco / de Havilland DH.4

Bomber Biplane

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The Airco DH.4 is a single-engine two-seat bomber biplane aircraft of World War I produced by the British manufacturer Airco, Aircraft Manufacturing Company. The DH.4 was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland therefore the designation DH.

The DH.4 was manufactured by several British and US-American manufaturers e.g. Westland Aircraft (UK), Boeing and Dayton-Wright (USA).

Crew

Propulsion	1 Piston Engine
Engine Model	Rolls-Royce Eagle III
Engine Power	280 kW	375 hp

Speed	230 km/h	124 kts 143 mph
Service Ceiling	6.706 m	22.000 ft
Range	770 km	416 NM 479 mi.

Empty Weight	1.085 kg	2.392 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	1.578 kg	3.479 lbs

Wing Span	13,21 m	43 ft 4 in
Wing Area	40,3 m²	434 ft²
Length	9,35 m	30 ft 8 in
Height	3,35 m	10 ft 12 in

First Flight	08/1916
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	6295

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Airco DH.4

[Photo-ID: 7917] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28
	Dayton-Wright DH.4 prototype of US built DH-4
National Air and Space Museum [Washington, DC]

[Photo-ID: 5322] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11
	Airco DH.4B Replica, displayed in United States Army Air Service c/s
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)]

[Photo-ID: 5321] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11
	Airco DH.4B Replica, displayed in United States Army Air Service c/s
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)]

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