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Re: Planes Of The First War In The Air


Airco DH-11 British Bomber

With a crew of three, the DH-11 bomber had a length of nearly 40 feet with a wing span of 65 and one half feet. Powered by two Liberty 12A V-12 piston, 400 hp engines and maximum take off weight of 9.060 pound, the DH-11 could achieve a maximum speed of 114 knots, climb to a service ceiling of 10,000 feet in 11 minutes and enjoying a flight duration of 6 hours.

The DH-11 could carry a bomb load of 920 pounds internally, and could be armed with up to two .303 inch Lewis guns on scarff rings at both nose and midships gunners cockpits.
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