Airco DH.6

The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames including the Skyhook the trainer became a widely used light civil aircraft in the postwar era.

The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Airco DH.9 The Airco DH.1

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More Users
Royal Air Force
Height Main
10
Designer
Geoffrey de Havilland
Stall Speed Main
40 mph
Length Alt
8.32 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Loaded Weight Main
2030.0
Height Alt
3.29 m
Type Of Prop
air-cooled V8 engine
Loading Main
5
Power/mass Main
158.39999999999998
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
70 mph
Number Built
>2
280
Crew
As trainer: two
pilot and instructor::As patrol aircraft : one::As postwar joy riding aircraft: up to three
pilot plus one or two passengers
Armament
Usually none - although a few small bombs sometimes carried on anti-submarine patrol.
Area Main
436.0
Primary user
Royal Flying Corps
Span Alt
10.95 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
70.0
Engine(prop)
RAF 1a
Manufacturer
Airco
First Flight
1916
Loaded Weight Alt
923.0
More Performance
2¾ hours
Number Of Props
1.0
Stall Speed Alt
35
Climb Rate Alt
1.1 m-s
Length Main
27
Span Main
1094.74
Area Alt
40.5 m²
Max Speed Alt
61
Climb Rate Main
225.0
Empty Weight Main
1460.0
Power Main
90 hp
Category
Biplane aircraft
British military trainer aircraft 1910-1919
De Havilland aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
664.0
Loading Alt
23

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