The de Havilland DH.65 Hound was a British two-seat day bomber and general purpose biplane of the 1920s, built at Stag Lane Aerodrome as a private venture to meet Air Ministry Specification 12/26. The all-wooden prototype G-EBNJ, powered by a Napier Lion engine, first flew on 17 November 1926, and in 1927 it was reworked with a new nose and rudder and a geared engine as the DH.65A. The Royal Air Force evaluated it in 1928 as J9127, and although it outperformed the other entrants it was rejected because of its wooden construction, with the order going to the Hawker Hart. In April 1928 it still set a world record, carrying a load of 1,000 kg over 100 km at 257 km/h with H.S. Broad at the controls. A four-seat transport development, the DH.74, was never built, and the second airframe was left unfinished.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source De Havilland DH.65 Hound (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source De Havilland DH.65 Hound (Wikipedia)
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1. De Havilland DH.65 Hound (Wikipedia)
History, first flight
first flew on 17 November 1926
Lead
The de Havilland DH.65 Hound was a 1920s British two-seat day bomber built by de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion XI W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 550 hp (410 kW)
Specifications, engine class
Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion XI W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 550 hp (410 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 2,981 lb (1,352 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 4,934 lb (2,238 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 153 mph (246 km/h, 133 kn)
Status
The design being otherwise unsuccessful
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