Dewoitine D.19

Dewoitine · France · first flew 1925 · fighter

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

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	High-mounted, straight
E — Engines	1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — Fuselage	Parasol wing carried above the fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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Parasol wing carried above the fuselage
Single engine in the nose driving a two-bladed propeller
Conventional frontal radiator on the Swiss and Belgian aircraft

Look for a parasol-wing fighter with a single nose-mounted engine and a conventional radiator on the nose. Armament was two forward-firing 7.7 mm Vickers machine guns.

Specifications

The Dewoitine D.19 has a length of 7.87 m (26 ft).
It has a wingspan of 10.8 m (35 ft).
Its maximum speed is 265 km/h (165 mph).
Typical crew: 1.

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History

A development of the D.1, the D.19 shared its parasol-wing layout but had an all-new wing of increased span and double the engine power. The French Air Force rejected it, but a demonstration to the Swiss government in August 1925 led to an order for three aircraft.

Variants

An additional example was sold to Belgium with the same changes requested by the Swiss, including a wing more like that of the D.1 and a conventional frontal radiator in place of the Lamblin radiators. Five were built.

Where you'll see it

The Swiss Fliegertruppe used its three D.19s for many years as trainers for fighter pilots, until 1940. All three took part in the 1927 international meeting at Dubendorf, where one won the closed-circuit race.

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