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
Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineGalloway Atlantic water-cooled V12 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source De Havilland DH.15 Gazelle (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source De Havilland DH.15 Gazelle (Wikipedia)
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1. De Havilland DH.15 Gazelle (Wikipedia)
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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
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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.
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The de Havilland DH.15 Gazelle was an engine testbed for the Galloway Atlantic engine
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