Airco DH.9

The Airco DH.9 is a single-engine two-seat bomber biplane aircraft of World War I produced by the British manufacturer <I>Airco, Aircraft Manufacturing Company</I>. The DH.9 was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland therefore the designation DH.

Crew	2
Propulsion	1 Piston Engine
Engine Model	Siddeley Puma
Engine Power	172 kW	230 hp
Speed	178 km/h	96 kts <I>  110 mph</I>
Service Ceiling	4.724 m	15.500 ft
Empty Weight	1.012 kg	2.231 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	1.508 kg	3.325 lbs
Wing Span	12,92 m	42,4 ft
Wing Area	40,3 m²	434 ft²
Length	9,27 m	30,4 ft
Height	3,44 m	11,3 ft
First Flight	07/1917
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	ca. 3200
Developed from	Airco DH.4
Data for (Version)	Airco DH.9
Variants	Airco DH.9A, DH.9B, DH.9C, DH.9J

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Remarks
The DH.9 is a development of the Airco DH.4. As a result of the underperformance of the DH.9 the successor DH.9A was developed.