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Airco DH.9A
Airco · Fighter · UK · Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
The Airco DH.9 – also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 – is a British single-engined biplane bomber that was developed and deployed during the First World War.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Bomber
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
- Country
- UK
- Manufacturer
- Airco
- Operator
- UK military
- Primary Role
- Fighter
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1917
- Produced
- 3204
- Engine
- Napier Lion
- Thrust / Power
- 400 hp
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 30.5
- Wingspan (ft)
- 45.9
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 2800
- MTOW (lb)
- 4645
- Endurance (hr)
- 5.5
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 16750
- Range (mi)
- 900
- Max Speed (mph)
- 114
- Armament
- 1x .303 Vickers; 1x .303 Lewis