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Aviation History
1918
1918 - 1189.PDF
CHT1 OCTOBER 24, 1918. Details of theundercarriage of the D.H.5. — 7770 attached to the left forward undercarriage strut. The totalfuel supply insures a flight endurance of about two hours. The following instruments are mounted in the pilot cockpit :To the right, two fuel Bupply pipes with stop cocks, and ^a change gear for the elevator control; on the instrument board,tachometer, speedometer, altimeter, spark switch, watch, and compass; to the left, fuel and oil throttles, and a hand pumpfor the air. Two machines of the same model, which were built by the Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Ltd., London,have the instruments disposed in a much handier manner, and re also fitted with an electric lighting system for night-flying. The armament of the D.H.5 consists of a Maxim machinegun, which is synchronised to fire through the airscrew and is mounted on the nose of the machine to the left of the pilot.The control is of the hydraulic typ e, and the release is effected - -680 >i H* 560 >w 560 >« 585 »K 585 Detailed view of the body of the D.H.5 in side elevation and plan 1190 .
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