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De Havilland T.K.5

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Wingspan
  
7.83 m

Manufacturer
  
de Havilland

Length
  
5.56 m

The de Havilland T.K.5 was an unflown 1930s British single-seat canard research aircraft, designed and built by students of the de Havilland Technical School.

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Design and development

The T.K.5 was built by students at Stag Lane Aerodrome between 1938 and 1939. It was a low-wing monoplane with a 140 hp (104 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major IC piston engine driving a pusher propeller. The only T.K.5, registered G-AFTK, was tested by Geoffrey de Havilland in 1939 but it refused to leave the ground and was scrapped.

Specifications

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
  • Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in (7.83 m)
  • Gross weight: 1366 lb (620 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major IC, 140 hp (104 kW)

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    De Havilland T.K.5 Wikipedia
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