Airco DH.9C

what is it?

The Airco DH.9C was a British passenger aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 12.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 185 km/htop speed
• range 805 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,497 kgmax take-off weight
• built 19made 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 105 years ago, in 1921.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1921

number built

19

role

passenger

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Airco

engines

1× Siddeley Puma

crew

1

passengers

3

length

9.3 m

wingspan

12.9 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

1,497 kg

top speed

185 km/h

cruise speed

153 km/h

range

805 km

ceiling

5,790 m

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

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