De Havilland DH.18
The Airco DH18 was a single-engined airliner of the British manufacturer Aircraft Manufacturing Company. It was the first aircraft to Geoffrey de Havilland designed from the outset for the civil aviation sector.
History
The prototype, G - EarI, first flew in early 1920. DH18A Three improved machines were then used by the first British aerospace company, Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited, which was owned by Airco founder George Holt Thomas, in scheduled service.
In 1921, AT & T is an operation and gave her three DH18A from at Instone Air Line, which still earned a fourth machine. This aircraft, registration G- EAWO, 1922 was chartered to The Daimler Airway, but already the first flight for the new owner victim of a head-on collision with a Farman F.60 Goliath. The remaining three DH18 were withdrawn from service in 1923 and scrapped.
Construction
The DH18 was a single-engine biplane with wooden fuselage and fabric-covered wings. The single-seat open cockpit was located behind the closed cabin for eight passengers.