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De Havilland DH.15

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DH.15
Role Engine test bed
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer The Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Status abandoned
Number built 1
Developed from de Havilland DH.9A

The de Havilland DH.15 Gazelle was an engine testbed for the B.H.P Atlantic engine, converted from a de Havilland DH.9A for flight trials in 1919–20. Only one was built.

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Development

The DH.15 Gazelle, more often known just as the DH.15, was a standard DH.9A, complete with original armament, converted for use as an engine testbed.[1] The engine involved was the 500 hp (373 kW) B.H.P. Atlantic, a water-cooled V-12 unit produced by the Galloway Engineering Co., which merged two six-cylinder inline B.H.P. engines onto a common crankcase. This replaced the DH.9A's standard 400 hp (300 kW) Liberty 12, although without a great change in appearance, as the Atlantic was mounted behind a similar large rectangular radiator. Both engines were upright V-12s, both with crankshafts near the base, and in each case, the propeller was mounted low on the nose. The exhaust pipes on the DH.15 were longer than the usual DH.9A set, running straight back from the upper sides of the engine, ending at the observer's cockpit.[1]

Two DH.15s were ordered, but only one was built. It completed many flights with the Atlantic engine from 1919 to 1920.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
  • Wingspan: 45 ft 11+38 in (14.005 m)
  • Wing area: 486+34 sq ft (45.22 m2)
  • Empty weight: 2,312 lb (1,049 kg)
  • Gross weight: 4,773 lb (2,165 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Galloway Atlantic water-cooled V12 engine, 500 hp (370 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 139 mph (224 km/h, 121 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)

Armament

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Jackson 1978, p. 153
  2. ^ Mason 1994, p. 129

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1978). de Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 978-0370300221.
  • Mason, Francis K. (1994). The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical. ISBN 978-0851778617.
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