Häfeli DH-5

The Häfeli DH-5 was a 1910s Swiss two-seat reconnaissance aircraft built by the aircraft department of the Federal Construction Works (Eidgenössische Konstruktions-Werkstätte K + W) at Thun Switzerland.

Made by K + W.

Height Main
309.88
Height Alt
3.10 m
Designer
August Häfeli
Length Alt
7.60 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2802.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
298 miles
Max Speed Alt
180.0
Type Of Prop
vee piston engine
Introduced
1922
Max Speed Main
112 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1271.0
Ceiling Main
18375.0
Number Built
80
Crew
Two
Retired
1940
Armament
* one fixed forward-facing machine-gun* one pivoted machine-gin in the rear cockpit
Area Main
338.0
Primary user
Swiss Air Force
Span Alt
12 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
164.0
Engine(prop)
LFW III
Sequence
DH-1 • DH-2 • DH-3 • DH-5
Manufacturer
K + W
First Flight
1919
Span Main
39
Power Main
220 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
859.0
Length Main
24
Area Alt
31.40 m²
Range Alt
480.0
Empty Weight Main
1894.0
Ceiling Alt
5600 m
Category
Biplane aircraft
Swiss military reconnaissance aircraft 1910-1919

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