Airco DH.6

what is it?

The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Clutching hand" and "Skyhook", many survived to be used as a civil light aircraft in the postwar era.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 113 km/htop speed
• size 921 kgmax take-off weight
• built 2,448made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1916

status

retired

number built

2,448

role

trainer

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Airco

engines

1× RAF 1a

length

8.3 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

921 kg

top speed

113 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.