De HAVILAND DH 4
Official A7929
Design:
Geoffery De Havilland
Company:
De Havilland
Wing Span:
42 ft 5 in
Wing Area:
440 sq ft
Length:
30 ft 8 in
Height:
10 ft 5 in
Ceiling:
16,000 ft
Speed: at 3,000 ft
119 MPH
Range:
550 Miles
Crew:
Pilot
Student / Passenger
Role:
Advanced Trainer
Qty Manufactured:
UK 1,300
USA 5,000
First Flight:
Aug 1916
Armament:
Nil in NZ
Years Served:
1919 to 1929
Qty Served:
2
Tail No’s:
A7893 A7929
ENGINE
Type:
Rolls Royce Eagle
12 cylinder, 60^ vee, in line, liquid cooled
Bore:
4.5 in 115 mm
Stroke:
6.5 in 165 mm
Volume:
1,239 cu in 20.32 L
Compression Ratio:
5.22 : 1
Max RPM:
1,800 RPM
T/O Power:
360 hp
Length:
72.6 in 1.844mm
Height:
46.4 in 1.178 mm
Width:
42.6 in 1.082mm
Weight:
900 lb 408 kg
Power to Weight Ratio:
0.40 hp/lb 0.66 KW/Kg
A7893
Arrived on SS Matatua
To Lyttleton as an Imperial Gift Aircraft 8 Aug 1919
Taken to Sockburn for storage and assembly Nov 1919
First A/C to fly over Mt Cook –
Pilots Captains Wilkes and Isett 8 Sep 1920
Used for Annual refresher course for NZPAF pilots from 1924
Broken up And burnt at Wigram 1930
A7929
Arrived on SS Matatua
To Lyttleton as an Imperial Gift Aircraft 8 Aug 1919
Taken to Sockburn for storage and assembly Nov 1919
Code letter J
Used for Annual refresher course for NZPAF pilots from 1924
Broken up And burnt at Wigram 1930
Set Dominion Altitude Record 21,000 ft 27 Nov 1919
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