Airco DH.6

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The Airco DH.6 was a British single-engine biplane widely used as a basic trainer aircraft during World War I.

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Label Occurrences
Airco DH.6 canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biplane ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory light aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration two‑bay biplane ⓘ
armament usually unarmed ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration two‑seat tandem ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedFor ease of construction ⓘ
forgiving handling characteristics ⓘ
designer Geoffrey de Havilland ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era 1910s ⓘ
firstFlight 1916 ⓘ
fuselageConstruction wooden structure ⓘ
introduced 1917 ⓘ
landingGearType fixed tailskid undercarriage ⓘ
manufacturer Aircraft Manufacturing Company ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 70 mph ⓘ
notableFeature simple, rugged design optimized for training ⓘ
numberBuilt about 2000 ⓘ
operator Australian Flying Corps ⓘ
Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant Curtiss OX‑5 engine ⓘ
RAF 1a V‑8 engine ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
retired early 1920s ⓘ
role anti‑submarine patrol aircraft ⓘ
basic trainer ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 10000 ft ⓘ
successor Airco DH.9A (in some roles) ⓘ
linked to: Airco DH.9A
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
usedBy Australian Flying Corps ⓘ
Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor coastal patrols ⓘ
observer training ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
usedInConflict World War I ⓘ
wingConfiguration unstaggered wings ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Airco → product → Airco DH.6 ⓘ
Airco DH series → notableModel → Airco DH.6 ⓘ