Airco DH.4

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World War I aircraft biplane bomber aircraft military aircraft reconnaissance aircraft

The Airco DH.4 was a British World War I two-seat day bomber and reconnaissance aircraft widely used by both the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I aircraft → biplane → bomber aircraft → military aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft →
aircraftType	reconnaissance aircraft → two-seat day bomber →
armament	bomb load → fixed forward-firing machine gun → flexible rear-mounted machine gun →
category	British bomber aircraft → British military reconnaissance aircraft →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crew	2 →
designer	Geoffrey de Havilland →
era	1910s →
firstFlight	1916 →
fuselageMaterial	wooden structure with fabric covering →
introduced	1917 →
landingGearType	fixed tailskid undercarriage →
manufacturer	Airco → Aircraft Manufacturing Company →
maximumSpeed	approximately 143 mph →
notableFeature	good performance and reliability for its time → wide production in the United Kingdom and United States →
operator	Royal Air Force → Royal Flying Corps → Royal Naval Air Service → United States Army Air Service → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
powerplantType	piston engine →
primaryRole	day bomber →
secondaryRole	reconnaissance →
serviceCeiling	approximately 22000 ft →
successor	Airco DH.9 →
tailConfiguration	conventional tailplane →
typicalEngine	Liberty L-12 → Rolls-Royce Eagle →
usedBy	Royal Air Force → Royal Flying Corps → Royal Naval Air Service → United States Army Air Service → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
usedInConflict	Irish War of Independence → Russian Civil War → World War I →
wingConfiguration	two-bay biplane →
wingMaterial	wood and fabric →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Naval Air Service →	notableAircraft
Royal Flying Corps →	usedAircraftType