Dewoitine D.9
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| D.9 | |
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| Role | Monoplane fighter |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| Designer | Emile Dewoitine |
| First flight | 1924 |
| Primary user | Regia Aeronautica |
| Number built | 150+ |
The Dewoitine D.9 was a French monoplane fighter built by Dewoitine and built under licence in Italy as the Ansaldo AC.3.[1]
Design and development[edit]
The D.9 was a single-seat high-wing monoplane with a conventional landing gear and powered by a 320 hp (239 kW) Gnome-Rhône 9Ab Jupiter radial engine.[1] First flown in 1924 it was not accepted by the French Army being ranked sixth in the 1923 single-seat fighter competition.[1] A small number of production aircraft were sold for export to Belgium and Yugoslavia and three were built from parts by EKW for the Swiss Air Force.[1] The biggest achievement of the type was an order to licence-build 150 aircraft for the Italian Regia Aeronautica, built by Ansaldo as the Ansaldo AC.3. The type served into the 1930s with the Italian forces.[1]
Operators[edit]
- Belgian Air Force - two
- Regia Aeronautica - 150 licence-built as the Ansaldo AC.3
- Swiss Air Force, three licence-built by EKW
- Yugoslav Royal Air Force - two
Specifications[edit]
Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 12.80 m (42 ft 0 in)
- Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 25.00 m2 (269.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 945 kg (2,083 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,333 kg (2,939 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 9Ab Jupiter radial piston engine, 420 kW (560 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 245 km/h (152 mph, 132 kn) at sea level
- Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 8,500 m (27,900 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.75 m/s (1,722 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 2 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns (synchronised, fuselage mounted)
2 x 7.7mm (0.303 in) Darne machine guns (wing mounted but not always fitted)
See also[edit]
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Bibliography[edit]
- Duwelz, Yves (July 1997). "Courrier Lecteurs" [Readers Mail]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (52): 2. ISSN 1243-8650.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.