Airco DH.2
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The Airco DH.2 was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter of World War I, notable as one of the first effective Allied aircraft designed specifically to counter the Fokker Eindecker.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I military aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ pusher biplane ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | 1 × forward-firing Lewis gun ⓘ |
| category |
Airco
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surface form:
Airco aircraft
rotary-engined aircraft ⓘ single-engined tractor/pusher aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | pusher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
Fokker Eindecker series
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surface form:
Fokker Eindecker
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| designer | Geoffrey de Havilland ⓘ |
| engineType | rotary engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1915 ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | wood and fabric ⓘ |
| introduced | 1915 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Airco ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 93 mph ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first effective Allied fighters against the Fokker Eindecker ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 24 Squadron RAF
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surface form:
No. 24 Squadron RFC
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| powerplant | Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| range | about 250 mi ⓘ |
| retired | 1919 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 14,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor | Airco DH.5 ⓘ |
| tailType | twin-boom tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Empire ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
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