The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat pusher biplane fighter aircraft which operated during the First World War. It was the second pusher design by aeronautical engineer Geoffrey de Havilland for Airco, based on his earlier DH.1 two-seater.

A pusher biplane, the DH-2 featured a forward-firing .30 caliber Lewis machine gun mounted in the cockpit. Together with the Nieuport 11, the DH-2 was decisive in regaining Allied air superiority in the early months of 1916.

Designed in 1915, the DH.2 was a two-bay biplane armed with a Lewis machine-gun, the prototype (serial 4732) being sent to France in July 1915 and commencing operations with No 5 Squadron RFC but is believed to have been shot down.

This model aircraft represents the Airco DH.2 that was a single-seat biplane “pusher” aircraft which operated as a fighter during the First World War. It was the second pusher design by Geoffrey de Havilland for Airco, based on his earlier DH.I two-seater. de Havilland designed the aircraft, but it was built by Airco. 453 of these aircraft ...

British first true single-seat fighting scout Airco de Havilland 2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, and model.

2018年5月16日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the AirCo DH.2 Biplane Scout Aircraft including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003 MENU

Powered by the 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape the DH.2 would serve as a front line fighter in France for the whole of 1916. The Airco DH.5 was one of the first WW1 British fighters to be developed which featured an interrupter mechanism to allow the gun to …

The Airco DH.2 was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco) during World War I. It was introduced in 1915 and was the first successful British fighter aircraft to have a forward-firing machine gun, which gave it a significant advantage over its contemporaries.

With a then-impressive top speed of 93 mph, the highly maneuverable DH.2 and its single Lewis gun out in front of the propeller, unburdened by the need for interrupter gear, exacted a deadly toll against the German Air Service in the late spring and summer months; in the crucial period of June to September of 1916, the DH.2, together with the ...

The Airco D.H.2 was a single-seat fighter and the second project of designer Sir Geoffrey de Havilland. With this design, he capitalized on the development of the “pusher” propeller concept, where the propeller is situated behind the pilot.