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Encyclopedia - de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
The Chipmunk was designed to replace de Havilland’s very successful Tiger Moth, and it first flew on 22 May 1946. It served with the RAF as a basic training aircraft. Other operators include Burma, Ceylon, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Ireland, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Thailand and Uruguay.
The Chipmunk is a low-wing single-engined monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. All except the early versions are fully aerobatic. Some variants were converted to be used for crop-spraying.
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de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.Mk.19 | General | | Crew : | Two | Powerplant | | Number Of Engines : | One | | Powerplant type : | de Havilland Gipsy 8 inline piston engine | | Max Power Rating : | 108kW (145hp) | Dimensions | | Length : | 7.75m (25ft 5in) | | Height : | 2.13m (7ft) | | Wingspan : | 10.46m (34ft 4in) | | Wing Area : | 15.97m2 (172sq ft) | Weights | | Empty Weight : | 646kg (1,425lb) | | Max Take-off Weight : | 914kg (2,014lb) | Landing Gear | | Type : | Fixed tailwheel type with a single wheel on each unit | Performance | | Max Speed At Sea Level : | 120kt (222km/h; 138mph) | | Cruising Speed : | 101kt (187km/h; 116mph) | | Maximum Range : | 244nm (451km; 280mi) | | Service Ceiling : | 15,800ft (4,815m) |
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