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Scale 1:20  Length 14.5"  Wingspan 15"

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The single-seat DH-2 bi-plane was Geoffrey de Havilland's second design for the Aircraft Manufacturing Company and replaced his previous double-seat DH-1 in February of 1916.

This highly successful aircraft had  the engine mounted behind the cockpit and the propeller pushed the aircraft. This allowed for the use of a forward-firing machine gun before the invention of the synchronous machine gun. At first the machine gun was mounted on a swivel but was soon converted to a fixed gun as pilots found it too hard to control the aircraft and swivel a machine gun at the same time.

Not easy to fly, the wood and fabric aircraft was surprisingly sturdy and could take a good deal of punishment but was vulnerable from the rear and pilots needed good aerobatic skills to survive.

However, the DH-2 - once mastered - had excellent maneuverability with a fast rate of climb and was so superior to its opponent - the Fokker E-III Eindecker - that it helped to turn the war in the Allies favor during the Battle of the Somme.

Some squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps were still equipped with DH-2s almost two years after it's introduction. In all, 400 of the aircraft were built.

Crew:          One
Length:       25 ft 2 in
Wingspan:  28 ft 3 in
Weight:      1,140 lbs
Engine:       Gnome 9 cyl, air cooled rotary with 100 hp
Speed:         93 mph
Ceiling:       14,000 feet
Endurance: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Armament: One machine gun

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