DE HAVILLAND DHC-1 CHIPMUNK

 

BRAND and MODEL
DE HAVILLAND DHC-1 CHIPMUNK
TYPE
Two-seat training monoplane
ORIGIN
Canada
ENGINE

(T Mk 10)

One 108 kw (145 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 Mk 2 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 10.47 m (34 ft 4 in)

Length: 7.82 m (25 ft 5 in)

Height: 2.13 m (7 ft)

Wing area: 15.98 m² (172 sq ft)

Max speed at sea level: 220 km/h (137 mph)

Cruising speed at 2,438 m (8,000 ft): 200 km/h (124 mph)

Stalling speed clean: 83 km/h (52 mph)

Stalling speed with flaps: 70 km/h (44 mph)

Initial rate of climb at sea level: 256 m/min (840 ft/min)

Service ceiling: 5,000 m (15,800 ft)

Range (Mk 21) at 187 km/h (116 mph) at 1,524 m (5,000 ft): 556 km (345 miles)

Fuel capacity (T Mk 10): 36 litres (8 Imp gal)

Fuel capacity (Mk 21): 109 litres (24 Imp gals)

Take-off distance over 15 m obstacle (50 ft): 411 m (1,350 ft)

Landing distance over 15 m obstacle (50 ft): 320 m (1,050 ft)

Empty weight: 655 kg (1,425 lb)

Loaded weight: 990 kg (2,100 lb)

Max aerobatic weight: 914 kg (2,014 lb

Useful load (standard): 306 kg (675 lb)

Useful load (aerobatic): 267 kg (589 lb)

PHOTO
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