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Measured figures
DH.87B · Length
Single source24 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (7.61 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Havilland Hornet Moth | Morane-Saulnier MS.230 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Trainer and Tourer[source] | Elementary Trainer[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland[source] | Morane-Saulnier[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | — |
| Primary user | private owner pilots[source] | Armée de l'Air Flight School, Reims, France[source] |
6.942 m (22 ft 9 in)[source]
DH.87B · Width
Single source10 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (3.29 m)[source]
DH.87B · 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine
Single source1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 130 hp (97 kW)[source]
1 × Salmson 9AB 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Single source1 × Salmson 9AB 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 170 kW (230 hp)[source]
DH.87B · 690 ft/min (
Single source690 ft/min (3.5 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 164[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1935–1938[source] | — |
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| First flight | 9 May 1934[source] | February 1929[source] |
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| Capacity | 1 passenger / trainee[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | RAF 15[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 35 imp gal (42 US gal; 159 L) fuel in fuselage tank[source] | 220 L (58 US gal; 48 imp gal) jettison-able fuselage tank with a 22 L (5.8 US gal; 4.8 imp gal) centre-section gravity tank[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller[source] | 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller[source] |
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| Stall speed | 40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn)[source] | — |
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| Time to altitude | 5,000 ft (1,524 m) in 8 minutes 45 seconds[source] | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 11 minutes 18 seconds[source] |
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| Wing loading | 7.97 lb/sq ft (38.9 kg/m 2 )[source] | 61.3 kg/m 2 (12.6 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.067 hp/lb (0.110 kW/kg)[source] | 0.1429 kW/kg (0.0869 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)[source] |
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