Role:Fighter
Manufacturer:Airco
Designed by:Geoffrey de Havilland
First flight:July 1915
Primary user:Royal Flying Corps
Number built:453
Developed from:Airco DH.1
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 25 ft 2½ in (7.69 m)
Wingspan: 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Height: 9 ft 6½ in (2.91 m)
Wing area: 249 ft² (23.13 m²)
Empty weight: 942 lb (428 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 1,441 lb (654 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 km/h) at sea level
Range: 250 mi (400 km)
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,265 m)
Rate of climb: 545 ft/min (166 m/min)
Wing loading: 5.79 lb/ft² (28.3 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.069 hp/lb (110 W/kg)
Endurance 2¾ hours
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) 24 minutes 45 seconds
Armament
1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun using 47-round drum magazines
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
WRIGHT FLYER 1
With a length of 21 ft 1 inch (6.43 m) and a wingspan of 40 ft 4 inches, (12.29 m) the Flyer-1 can accommodate a crew of one person. Having an empty weight of 605 lb (274 kg) the maximum takeoff weight was only 745 lb (338 kg). Likewise, the performance of the aircraft was also limited. The maximum speed was only 30 mph (48 km/h), with a service ceiling of 30ft. The wing loading was only 1.4 lb/ft² (7 kg/m²) The Power/mass is 0.02 hp/lb (30 W/kg).
Thursday, July 1, 2010
stealth B2 Spirit
The B2 Spirit is a US stealth bomber manufactured by Northrop Corporation and Northrop Grumman. It was used for the first time by US Air force on the17th of July 1789. The engines(4*General Electric F118-GE-100 non-after burning turbofans, 17,300lbf) of this a/c are placed in its wings. It can accommodate a crew of 2 members viz. the pilot and the mission commander. The B2 spirit is 69ft long and has a wingspan of 172ft while a height of 17ft and has 5140sqft wing area. It has a cruise speed of Mach 0.85 but can go up to a maximum speed of Mach 0.95. It has a range of 6000nmi and its service ceiling is 50,000ft.
Wing loading: 67.3lb/sq ft
Thrust/Weight: 0.205
Wing loading: 67.3lb/sq ft
Thrust/Weight: 0.205
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