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De Havilland DH 108 Swallow

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This aircraft was built to test the tail-less design and the delta wing, it was built by mounting a Vampire fuselage in between two delta wings, all prototypes of the aircraft failed during flight and crashed though the DH 108 was the first swept wing, tailess aircraft built in Britain

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 29.9ft (9.1m)
  • Length 23.2ft (7.1m)
  • Height 10.9ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 5,671lbs (2,572kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,554lbs (5,241kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.917
  • Wing Loading 58.6lbs/ft2 (286.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 197.1ft2 (18.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1800

Parts

  • Number of Parts 28
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 231