Royal Aircraft Factory D.H.5
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The Royal Aircraft Factory D.H.5 was a British single-seat biplane fighter of World War I, notable for its unusual backward-staggered wings designed to improve pilot visibility.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I military aircraft
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biplane ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | 1 × forward-firing .303 in Vickers machine gun ⓘ |
| cockpitPosition | far forward under upper wing leading edge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Geoffrey de Havilland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 110 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredFrontlineService | mid-1917 ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1916 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | wooden structure with fabric covering ⓘ |
| introduced | 1917 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tailskid landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Royal Aircraft Factory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 109 mph
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about 175 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
backward-staggered wings
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improved forward visibility for pilot ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 550 ⓘ |
| performanceAssessment | inferior high-altitude performance compared to contemporaries ⓘ |
| powerplant | Hispano-Suiza 8Aa V-8 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| primaryTheatreOfOperation | Western Front GENERATED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | mass-produced ⓘ |
| propellerConfiguration | single tractor propeller ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
NERFINISHED
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Sopwith Camel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1918 ⓘ |
| role | ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceArm | Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Airco DH.5-based designs did not follow; type was a dead end ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | no complete original airframes known to survive ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane and fin ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Flying Corps
NERFINISHED
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Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInBattle | Battle of Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| visibilityCharacteristic | good forward and upward visibility ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane with backward stagger ⓘ |
| wingStagger | negative stagger ⓘ |
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