Specifications (DHC-1 Chipmunk)
de Havilland DHC-1B-2-S5 Chipmunk Gipsy Major 10 engine installationData from The de Havilland Canada Story [17]
General characteristics
Crew: 2, student & instructor
Length: 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft 4 in (10.47 m)
Height: 7 ft in (2.1 m)
Wing area: 172 ft² (16.0 m²)
Empty weight: 1,517 lb (646 kg)
Loaded weight: 2,014 lb (953 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1C, 145 hp (108 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 120 kn, 138 mph at sea level (140 mph is also given) (222 km/h)
Cruise speed: 90 kn
Range: 225 NM (445 km)
Service ceiling: 15,800 ft (5200 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (274 m/min)
Wing loading: 11.709 lb/ft² (5.782 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 13.889 hp/lb (8.824 kW/kg)
