Airco D.H.10
The Airco DH10 Amiens is a twin-engine British biplane.
History
1916 designed by Geoffrey de Havilland 's first twin-engined bomber, the Airco DH3. The two prototypes but never progressed beyond the trial stage, and were eventually scrapped in 1917. However, De Havilland revised the concept. As more powerful engines were available, he developed the DH10. The concept worked and the British military ordered a total of 1290 pieces. There were only 266 built since the war ended. By 1927 the aircraft remained in active service.
In each case a machine has been used in the UK by Aircraft Transport & Travel and the United States by the U.S. Post Office for airmail services.
Prototypes
- Amiens I had two BHP engines each with 230 hp (171 kW) and was built with pressure propellers.
- Amiens II had two Rolls- Royce Eagle III engines with 360 hp ( 298 kW ) than conventional Zugpropellermodell.
- Amiens III was the later series model with two V12 Packard -Liberty engines with 400 hp ( 313 kW ), also with a tractor propeller.
Military use
- Royal Air Force