Dewoitine D.19

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D.19
Dewoitine D.19 L'Aeronautique January,1926.jpg
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Dewoitine
First flight1925
Number built5

The Dewoitine D.19 was a fighter aircraft built in France in 1925 in response to a French Air Force solicitation.

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Design and development

A development of the D.1, the D.19 shared the D.1's parasol-wing configuration, but featured an all-new wing of increased span, and had double the engine power. Although rejected by the French Air Force, a demonstration for the Swiss government in August 1925 led to an order for three aircraft. An additional example was sold to Belgium, incorporating the same changes requested by the Swiss. These included a change in the wing (changing back to become more similar to the D.1), and the replacement of the Lamblin radiators with a more conventional frontal radiator.

Operational history

While the first Swiss D.19 was entirely constructed by Dewoitine in France, the remaining two aircraft were supplied to be assembled by the Swiss factory EKW. The aircraft were used for many years by the Swiss Fliegertruppe as trainers for fighter pilots, remaining in service until 1940. All three participated in the international aviation meet at Dübendorf in 1927, with one of the D.19s winning the closed-circuit race.

Operators

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia

Specifications (D.19 C.1)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928, [1] Aviafrance:Dewoitine D.19 [2]

General characteristics

Performance

262 km/h (163 mph; 141 kn) at 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
259 km/h (161 mph; 140 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
256 km/h (159 mph; 138 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
250 km/h (160 mph; 130 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

Armament

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References

  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 18d–19d.
  2. Parmentier, Bruno. "Dewoitine D-19". Aviafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. Cortet 1997, p. 20

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