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De Havilland Chipmunk

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The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years. The de Havilland Chipmunk was the first postwar aviation project of de Havilland Canada.

Today, over 500 DHC-1 Chipmunk airframes remain airworthy with more being rebuilt every year.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 30.9ft (9.4m)
  • Length 27.2ft (8.3m)
  • Height 11.8ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 3,582lbs (1,625kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,636lbs (3,010kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.452
  • Wing Loading 34.0lbs/ft2 (166.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 195.0ft2 (18.1m2)
  • Drag Points 1496

Parts

  • Number of Parts 20
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 180