The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Clutching hand" and "Skyhook", many survived to be used as a civil light aircraft in the postwar era.

The Airco DH6 was a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Training aircraft designed by Geoffrey de Havilland for the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco) shortly after the outbreak of World War One. It was what is now described as an angular tractor biplane with a resolutely rectangular wing plan-form allowing the individual wing panels to be ...

2019年5月8日 · One 67 kw (90 hp) Royal Aircraft Factory 1A eight-cylinder VEE air-cooled engine. In 1916 the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) required a trainer and to meet this requirement Geoffrey de Havilland designed the DH.6, a biplane of simple construction, easy to produce, easy to fly and maintain, and easy to repair.

DH.6: Two-seat training aircraft. DH.6A: Modified to improve stability for patrol duties. The DH.6, nicknamed the "Skyhook", was specifically designed as a military trainer for the RFC.

The Airco DH.6 was a two-seat biplane trainer aircraft designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco) during World War I. It was introduced in 1916 and was used primarily for training pilots and observers.

The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Clutching hand" and "Skyhook", many survived to be used as a civil light aircraft in the postwar era.

The Airco DH.6 was a biplane manufactured by Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was built during World War I only for the training of pilots and found after the war in civil aviation re-use.

weight and performance calculations for the Airco D.H.6 primary trainer WWI biplane. Airco D.H.6. role : primary trainer. importance : *** first flight : operational : February 1917. country : United-Kingdom . design : Geoffrey de Havilland. production : 2280 aircraft. nicknames : “Clutching hand” and “skyhook” general information :

The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Skyhook", the trainer became a widely used light civil aircraft in the postwar era.[1]

The Airco D.H.6 was Geoffrey de Havilland's first training aircraft, and was a deliberately simple aircraft designed to be produced in large numbers in preparation for the massive expansion of the R.F.C. planned for 1917.