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The Hornet PR.2 was intended to operate as a long-range photo-reconnaissance aircraft. [6] The Hispano cannon were removed and cameras were mounted in the rear fuselage. Total internal fuel capacity was increased to 528 gal (2,400 L). PX216, PX220 and PX249, were converted from standard Hornet F.1 aircraft, later followed by five more. The ...
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 33.00 ft (10.1 m) span wing has a wing area of 220.0 sq ft (20.44 m 2). The Hornet has the largest wing area and lightest wing loading of any ultralight of its period.
A-series aircraft were armed with two 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns and two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons in the nose and delivered as the Me 410 A-1 light bomber. The Me 410 A-2 heavy fighter was cancelled because the dual 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 103 cannon mount, also available for the later Me 410 B-2 subtype as the Umrüst-Bausatz /U1 factory ...
Data from Cliche and Kitplanes General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Wing area: 137 sq ft (12.7 m 2) Empty weight: 475 lb (215 kg) Gross weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Hirth 2703, 55 hp (41 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h ...
Aircraft First flight Remarks Biplane No. 1: December 1909 Single-seat biplane Biplane No. 2: 25 September 1910 Single-seat pusher configuration biplane – became the F.E.1 when de Havilland joined the staff at the Royal Aircraft Factory: DH.1 Airco DH.1: January 1915 Two-seat fighter/general purpose biplane DH.2 Airco DH.2: 1 June 1915
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum, formerly the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, is a volunteer-run aviation museum in London Colney, Hertfordshire, UK. [1]The Museum's mission is to preserve and communicate the de Havilland Heritage to ensure that current and future generations of all ages will understand de Havilland’s contribution to innovative British Aviation technology.
VW120 first flew on 24 July 1947 flown by John Cunningham, the wartime nightfighter ace who became, in 1949, the first person to pilot the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. Considered an important testbed for high-speed flight, VW120 was readied for an attempt at the World Speed Record then held by a Gloster Meteor at 616 mph (991 km/h).
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop , the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and ...