Airco DH.3

The Airco DH.3 was a British bomber aircraft of the First World War. The DH.3 was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland Chief Designer at the Aircraft Manufacturing Company in 1916 as a long range day bomber. It was a large biplane with wide-span three-bay wings slender fuselage and a curved rudder. It was powered by two 120 hp (89 kW) Beardmore engines mounted as pushers between the wings. In addition to tailskid landing gear two wheels were placed beneath the nose to prevent bumping.

The Airco DH.3 was a British bomber aircraft of the First World War. The DH.1

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Empty Weight Lb
3980
Wing Area Sqm
74
Designer
Geoffrey de Havilland
Eng 1 Type
432000.0
Eng 1 Kw
89
Introduced
1916
Status
Prototype only
Span In
10
Gross Weight Lb
5810
Number Built
2
Crew
3
Climb Rate Ftmin
550
Empty Weight Kg
1805
Gross Weight Kg
2635
Retired
1917
Armament
2
up to 680 lb bombs
Height In
6
Range Km
1130
Endurance H
8
Climb Rate Ms
3
Manufacturer
Airco
Range Miles
700
Max Speed Mph
95
Max Speed Kmh
153
Height Ft
14
Span Ft
60
Wing Area Sqft
793
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
19
Length Ft
36
Height M
4
Eng 1 Hp
120
Eng 1 Number
2
Related
*Airco DH.10
Length In
10
Length M
11
Category
British bomber aircraft 1910-1919
De Havilland aircraft
Military aircraft of World War I

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