| T.K.5 | |
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| 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.
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]
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