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190:, which helped in designing a safe but deliberately unstable aircraft. As a result, the DH.6 had very gentle flying characteristics and was probably the most "forgiving" aircraft of its time, allowing itself to be flown "crab wise" in improperly banked turns and able to maintain sustained flight at speeds as low as 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).
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types, reached semi-official status), and the DH.6 has a variety of humorous but disrespectful epithets. The reactions of novice pilots were probably behind it being called the "clutching hand". Australian airmen may have been referring to its lack of speed when calling it "skyhook", although the
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The second design criterion was that the new trainer should be relatively safe to fly, both for the student and his instructor. RFC instructors at the time referred to student pilots as "Huns" (the term normally applied to German airmen) and casualties at training schools were high. To improve
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safety the instructor could decouple the student's controls to avoid having to wrestle with him. The new trainer's flying characteristics were selected to achieve the desired safety. De
Havilland had carried out extensive research into stability and control in aircraft while with the
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shape of the exhaust pipes has also been mentioned. Other nicknames for the type included "crab," "clockwork mouse," "flying coffin" and "dung hunter" (these last two on account of the shape of the plywood cockpit, thought to resemble either a coffin or an outside toilet).
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Havilland style" rudder/fin assemblies. At least some of these found their way into the inventory of two Spanish Air Force training establishments.
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the engine was familiar to RFC mechanics. No cowling was used, and upswept straight exhaust pipes were fitted. When stocks of the RAF 1a ran short, other engines were fitted, including the 80 hp (60 kW)
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prove inadequate, and it was the first
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patrols. While far from ideal for this work, the type proved surprisingly "seaworthy", being known to float for as long as ten hours after
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Aircraft He Flew
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At the end of 1917, about 300 DH.6s were transferred to the
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Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War
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25 imp gal (30 US gal; 110 L)
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350:Modified to improve stability for patrol duties.
253:at Gosport in Hampshire was established by Maj.
233:. A single DH.6 was constructed in July 1917 by
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2674:1910s British military trainer aircraft
809:List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
759:70 mph (110 km/h, 61 kn)
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1151:. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
765:40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn)
706:436.25 sq ft (40.529 m)
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640:As trainer: two, pilot and instructor
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928:" was one of many such "instructors"
680:35 ft 11 in (10.95 m)
1034:. London: The Outline Press, 1990.
744:2-bladed wood fixed pitch propeller
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924:W.E. Johns, later the creator of "
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373:The River Plate Aviation Co. Ltd.
1147:Taylor, John W.R. "Airco DH.6".
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1089:de Havilland Aircraft since 1909
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647:As patrol aircraft : one
408:Central Flying School AFC at
403:No. 7 (Training) Squadron AFC
397:No. 5 (Training) Squadron AFC
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235:Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd.
993:7 February 2012 at the
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674: in (8.319 m)
631:General characteristics
610:Royal Naval Air Service
390:Australian Flying Corps
129:was a British military
2545:DH.115 Vampire Trainer
901:Cheeseman 1962, p. 60.
866:Cheeseman 1962, p. 48.
405:in the United Kingdom.
399:in the United Kingdom.
188:Royal Aircraft Factory
148:Design and development
1162:Taylor, Michael J.H.
832:Boughton 1963, p. 10.
619:Specifications (DH.6)
309:Postwar and civil use
255:Robert R. Smith-Barry
154:Geoffrey de Havilland
73:Geoffrey de Havilland
2474:DH.60GIII Moth Major
978:Jackson 1987, p. 89.
940:Jackson 1987, p. 88.
915:Jackson 1987, p. 87.
889:Jackson 1987, p. 86.
857:Jackson 1962, p. 53.
603:No. 274 Squadron RAF
598:No. 272 Squadron RAF
593:No. 260 Squadron RAF
588:No. 258 Squadron RAF
583:No. 256 Squadron RAF
578:No. 255 Squadron RAF
573:No. 254 Squadron RAF
568:No. 253 Squadron RAF
563:No. 252 Squadron RAF
558:No. 251 Squadron RAF
553:No. 250 Squadron RAF
548:No. 244 Squadron RAF
543:No. 236 Squadron RAF
538:No. 190 Squadron RAF
533:No. 187 Squadron RAF
528:No. 144 Squadron RAF
523:No. 110 Squadron RAF
518:No. 105 Squadron RAF
410:Point Cook, Victoria
292:on 31 October 1918.
2520:DH.60T Moth Trainer
2353:DH.89 Dragon Rapide
1045:Boughton, Terence.
1017:Bruce 1957, p. 190.
1005:Jackson 1987, p.92.
988:Scouting Milestones
958:Bruce 1957, p. 191.
949:Jones 1937, p. 332.
513:No. 99 Squadron RAF
508:No. 67 Squadron RAF
245:Operational history
165:. Even the fin and
35:General information
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2439:DH.53 Humming Bird
2227:DH.9/M'pala/Mantis
2103:Tiger Moth (DH.82)
2098:Tiger Moth (DH.71)
1968:Giant Moth (DH.61)
1963:Giant Moth (DH.50)
1132:Robertson, Bruce.
499:Royal Flying Corps
239:Curtiss JN-4 (Can)
211:Kingsbury Aviation
201:Wartime production
157:They were heavily
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92:Royal Flying Corps
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2454:DH.60 Hermes Moth
2449:DH.60 Cirrus Moth
841:Baker 1990, p. 24
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2403:DH.114 Heron
2398:DH.106 Comet
2393:DH.104 Devon
2343:DH.84 Dragon
2242:DH.11 Oxford
2237:DH.10 Amiens
2232:DH.9A Ninack
2181:DH.112 Venom
2053:Moth Trainer
2023:Menasco Moth
2013:Leopard Moth
2008:Humming Bird
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1239:Biplane No.2
1234:Biplane No.1
1222:de Havilland
1209:de Havilland
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2388:DH.104 Dove
2252:DH.27 Derby
2247:DH.14 Okapi
2003:Hornet Moth
1983:Hermes Moth
1873:Comet (jet)
1868:Cirrus Moth
771:2 hr 45 min
750:Performance
742:Propellers:
734:air-cooled
728:Powerplant:
686:10 ft
660:27 ft
448:New Zealand
140:during the
2663:Categories
2510:DH.60 Moth
2444:DH.60 Moth
2048:Moth Minor
2043:Moth Major
2028:Metal Moth
1973:Gipsy Moth
1958:Genet Moth
1112:B0000EGOQP
1083:B0007E8UD8
1069:B001CYMH7M
1055:B0007J0E14
815:References
769:Endurance:
704:Wing area:
283:Aldis lamp
127:Airco DH.6
106:over 2,280
2535:DH.93 Don
2271:Passenger
2093:Sea Venom
2088:Sea Vixen
2083:Queen Bee
2078:Puss Moth
1993:Highclere
1978:Hawk Moth
1928:Dragonfly
1908:Doncaster
1853:Albatross
1224:numerical
736:V8 engine
678:Wingspan:
624:Data from
386:Australia
369:Argentina
355:Operators
296:Nicknames
2498:Trainers
2134:Fighters
2033:Mosquito
1948:Fox Moth
1943:Flamingo
1938:Hercules
1863:Canberra
1226:sequence
1215:aircraft
991:Archived
875:Lee 1968
798:See also
783:Armament
336:Variants
279:ditching
264:Avro 504
159:cambered
68:Designer
2205:Bombers
2127:By role
2113:Vampire
2108:Trident
1953:Gazelle
1933:Express
1898:Dominie
1893:Dolphin
1846:By name
926:Biggles
695:⁄
684:Height:
669:⁄
658:Length:
314:1930s.
302:Sopwith
223:Savages
180:Renault
163:stagger
134:biplane
131:trainer
111:History
83:retired
43:Trainer
2601:Drones
2554:Racers
2422:Sports
2413:DH.125
2196:DH.116
2073:Oxford
2063:Ninack
2058:M'pala
2018:Mantis
1998:Hornet
1918:Dragon
1858:Amiens
1837:DH.126
1832:DH.125
1827:DH.123
1822:DH.122
1817:DH.121
1812:DH.120
1807:DH.119
1802:DH.118
1797:DH.116
1792:DH.115
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171:RAF 1a
167:rudder
80:Status
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2643:T.K.4
2638:T.K.3
2633:T.K.2
2628:T.K.1
2566:DH.9R
2561:DH.4R
2429:DH.51
2383:DH.96
2313:DH.34
2308:DH.32
2298:DH.18
2293:DH.16
2288:DH.9C
2283:DH.9B
2278:DH.4A
2156:DH.77
2118:Venom
2068:Okapi
1988:Heron
1888:Devon
1883:Derby
1878:Comet
1727:DH.99
1722:DH.98
1717:DH.97
1712:DH.96
1707:DH.95
1702:DH.94
1697:DH.93
1692:DH.92
1687:DH.91
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1677:DH.89
1672:DH.88
1667:DH.87
1662:DH.86
1657:DH.85
1652:DH.84
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1627:DH.79
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1617:DH.77
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1602:DH.74
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1547:DH.63
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1527:DH.59
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1507:DH.55
1502:DH.54
1497:DH.53
1492:DH.52
1487:DH.51
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1477:DH.49
1472:DH.48
1467:DH.47
1462:DH.46
1457:DH.45
1452:DH.44
1447:DH.43
1442:DH.42
1437:DH.41
1432:DH.40
1427:DH.39
1422:DH.38
1417:DH.37
1412:DH.36
1407:DH.35
1402:DH.34
1397:DH.33
1392:DH.32
1387:DH.31
1382:DH.30
1377:DH.29
1372:DH.28
1367:DH.27
1362:DH.26
1357:DH.25
1352:DH.24
1347:DH.23
1342:DH.22
1337:DH.21
1332:DH.20
1327:DH.19
1322:DH.18
1317:DH.17
1312:DH.16
1307:DH.15
1302:DH.14
1297:DH.12
1292:DH.11
1287:DH.10
1282:DH.9C
1278:DH.9A
1213:Airco
820:Notes
638:Crew:
470:Spain
347:DH.6A
175:B.E.2
62:Airco
2505:DH.6
2222:DH.4
2217:DH.3
2212:DH.1
2151:DH.5
2146:DH.2
2141:DH.1
2038:Moth
1913:Dove
1274:DH.9
1269:DH.6
1264:DH.5
1259:DH.4
1254:DH.3
1249:DH.2
1244:DH.1
1211:and
1168:ISBN
1153:ISBN
1138:ISBN
1124:ISBN
1108:ASIN
1093:ISBN
1079:ASIN
1065:ASIN
1051:ASIN
1036:ISBN
730:1 ×
341:DH.6
273:for
271:RNAS
125:The
119:1916
40:Type
21:DH.6
1903:Don
290:RAF
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