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De Havilland DH.15 Gazelle

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The de Havilland DH.15 Gazelle, more often called just the DH.15, was a one-off engine testbed for the Galloway Atlantic engine, converted from a standard DH.9A complete with its original armament for flight trials in 1919 and 1920. The engine was a 500 hp water-cooled V-12 produced by the Galloway Engineering Company, formed by merging two six-cylinder inline Galloway Adriatic engines onto a common crankcase. It replaced the 400 hp Liberty 12 of the DH.9A without much change in appearance, because the Atlantic sat behind a similar large rectangular radiator, although the exhaust pipes were longer and ran straight back from the upper sides of the engine to the observer's cockpit. Two DH.15s were ordered but only one was built, and it completed many flights with the Atlantic engine between 1919 and 1920.

Facts
Year
1919 1
Engine Class
Piston 1
Units Built
1 1
Top Speed (km/h)
224 1
Mass (kg)
1049 1
Maximum Mass (kg)
2165 1
Engine
Galloway Atlantic water-cooled V12 1
Comparison
Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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1. De Havilland DH.15 Gazelle (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    converted from a de Havilland DH.9A for flight trials in 1919-20
  • Specifications, powerplant
    Powerplant: 1 × Galloway Atlantic water-cooled V12 engine, 500 hp (370 kW)
  • Specifications, empty weight
    Empty weight: 2,312 lb (1,049 kg)
  • Specifications, maximum weight
    Gross weight: 4,773 lb (2,165 kg)
  • Specifications, maximum speed
    Maximum speed: 139 mph (224 km/h, 121 kn)
  • Development
    Two DH.15s were ordered, but only one was built
  • Lead, body style
    The de Havilland DH.15 Gazelle was an engine testbed for the Galloway Atlantic engine, converted from a de Havilland DH.9A for flight trials in 1919-20.
  • Lead, manufacturer
    The de Havilland DH.15 Gazelle was an engine testbed for the Galloway Atlantic engine
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