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De Havilland T.K.5

T.K.5
Model of the T.K.5 on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
Role Single-seat canard research aircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer de Havilland Technical School
Status Scrapped
Produced 1938–1939
Number built 1

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.

Design and development

The T.K.5 was built by students at Stag Lane Aerodrome between 1938 and 1939.[1] It was a low-wing monoplane with a 140 hp (104 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major IC piston engine driving a pusher propeller.[1] 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.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
  • Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in (7.83 m)
  • Gross weight: 1,366 lb (620 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major IC , 140 hp (104 kW)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Jackson 1974, page 323

References

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  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
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