Airco DH.9

The Airco DH.9 - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War. A single-engined biplane it was a development of Airco's earlier highly successful DH.4 and was ordered in very large numbers for Britain's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.

the Airco DH.9 arrived along with an American forces contingent tasked with assembling aircraft shipped from the United States.1
squadron to operate the Airco DH.9 and the end of the war approaching, the squadron was disbanded on the 17 August 1918 without going operational.2
Airco DH-9: British long-ranged twin engined bomber, first introduced in 1918.3
*The correct name is de Havilland DH-9 or Airco DH-9, depending on the date. **Volume 82 November 1989, page 679.4

Made by Airco.

Airco DH.9 is the predecessor of the Airco DH.9A.Airco DH.9C.Westland Walrus.

A successful bomber in the First World War, the British Airco DH-9 was a 'wind-in-the-wires' era wood and fabric biplane which became the workhorse of the fledgling SAAF in the 1920s.5
The Airco DH-9 entered service with the Royal Flying Corps in December 1917. Problems with its Siddeley Puma powerplant meant that the DH-9's performance was inferior to that of the earlier DH-4.6
1/48 scale (Classic Airframes kit), the Airco DH.9 in 1/48 scale (Roden kit) and the Eurocopter EC-135 in both 1/32 and 1/72 for the Revell kits.7
Airco DH.9a NINAK seat belts.8
More Users
RFC
Royal Naval Air Service
Height Main
11
Designer
Geoffrey de Havilland
Length Alt
9.27 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
3790.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
More Performance
1110.0
Height Alt
3.44 m
Type Of Prop
piston engine
Endurance
4
Crew
2
Max Speed Main
98.0
Introduced
1917
Bombs
Up to 460 lb bombs
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1723.0
Ceiling Main
15500.0
Number Built
4091
Successor
Airco DH.9A
Airco DH.9C
Westland Walrus
Retired
1920
Area Main
434.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
12.92 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
172.0
Engine(prop)
Siddeley Puma
Manufacturer
Airco
First Flight
July 1917
Span Main
42
Power Main
230 hp
Number Of Props
1
Guns
Forward firing Vickers machine gun and 1 or 2 × Rear Lewis guns on scarff ring
Empty Weight Alt
1014.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Airco DH.9A
Airco DH.9C
Westland Walrus
Length Main
927.1
Area Alt
40.3 m²
Similar Aircraft
*Breguet 14
Max Speed Alt
6780.0
Related
*Airco DH.4*Airco DH.9A
Empty Weight Main
2360.0
Ceiling Alt
4
730 m
Category
Biplane aircraft
British bomber aircraft 1910-1919
De Havilland aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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