DH2 aircraft from WW1 flying

[Cool2BCeltic]

This is a DH2 from World War 1? I didn't think there were any genuine original examples still around. Unless this is one that a farmer in northern France inadvertantly dug up while he was ploughing.

[jayci68]

The FE 2b is my favorite aircraft (with the DH2 a close second) thanks for the video!

[aviationdocs]

This is great. Thanks for posting.

[TheExcelsior1]

Lucky bastard

[winterka100]

I may be wrong,but did that aircraft have the nickname "screaming incinerator" because of it's habit of catching on fire , made worse because there were no parachutes used then.

[37silverstreak1]

@winterka100 I heard that the DH2 was called the "spinning incinerator" not just for catching fire but also for it's habit of going into uncontrollable spins! Those old rotary engines had a huge amount of torque effect. It's still a great looking aircraft though!!

[356butch]

I think I would only like to buy one of these for now.

[Susseditout]

Splendid aircraft. Just read the Cecil Lewis book.

[Napalmdog]

Question regarding the engine; Is it original? I thought the rotary engine was how these were equipped..

[carmium]

@Napalmdog I think you're right there - as far as I know, all the radials of that era were rotary. Never mind the hazards of being an extremely old piece of machinery, a real rotary would make the plane that much harder to fly, so restorations and repros all tend to have more modern engines.

[DareVids]

0:13 - Yeh ... maybe just go around it?

[ColaWhiski]

... first-class old machines... this view... then the sound.... Greeting to all pilots......... great video. Thank you

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[romano444]

Interesting

[ushouldntjudgeme]

at 0:14  save a dime....crawl under

[t1oxETy]

in ww1 when those planes crashed the engine would rip off crushing the pilot 0.0

[Bronzewhaler82]

Great video! I didn't realise DH2's were so small

[primetimemedia]

We've just added a new video featuring this Airco DH2 now - please take a look at our channel for more details.

[ejlister]

ROFL! "Props" to the poor bloke who handpropped the engine!

[PREDATORCroatia]

If I am not wrong, that plane was made out of wood in WW1.

[mastaf006007]

well u r wrong. i think only the taube was made out of wood those rn't

[samuraikensai]

@mastaf006007 Many WWI aircraft were made out of wood...not just the Taube...Albatros D.III, Pfalz E.IV to name but two.

[freerunner95242]

this is my favorite plane of WW1 i would love to fly one one day

[SpadXIIIFlyer]

same....i love the look and sound

[Finkeren]

The sound is almost certainly way off. This machine has a much newer radial engine - not the original rotary, which would have sounded a lot different - more like a broken lawnmower.

[McLarenMercedes]

yes it ended the "Fokker scourge" in early 1916 and many squadrons were equipped with it way into 1917

[halowars123451]

mind if i ask the difficulty of flying or modifications and take-off and landing distance, pls reply with thanks

[DH2pilot]

As you might gather from my YouTube handle- this is one of my favorite aircraft. and I love them all. But this might be my favorite. I also love the fokker Eindecker series and the early Neiuports like the 11 "Bebe". I'm the same way with WWII aircraft- I like the early war stuff like Hurricanes and early Zeros. So much for me- haow about this real Airco D.H.2? Thanks for posting this video.

[41jumps]

@DH2pilot I love the Eindecker's myself...for that matter all of the WW1 Aircraft! I earn my living building Rotary-Wing Flying Machines and it is my ambition to put together a RagWing Biplane for myself...so many great choices out there, but I'm leaning towards a Jenny Replica...Low and Slow!

[halowars123451]

this is much slower than my nieuport 17 and 11

[GGigabiteM]

DH2s only had a top speed of 93~ mph with their 100 hp monsoupape engine. I'm sure if it had a bigger engine like in this video, it could go faster.

[GGigabiteM]

I want to see a DH2 with an authentic rotary engine on it. Radials don't do it justice.

[GekkoKamen]

Thanks for posting, it's so interesting. But sad there isn't any sound when it taxis and takes off, any possibility of re-loading?. Cheers.

[primetimemedia]

Hi there, yes I am sorry about that! I no longer have the video on my phone, but please keep watching our page as I hope to record this aircraft properly shortly and will post something more on here. Many thanks.

[GekkoKamen]

Not at all, many thanks to you for your kind reply. I shall be in stand by. Good luck.

[igor79793]

он использует двигатель Ротек?

[GekkoKamen]

@igor79793 Я не думаю так. Насколько я могу видеть, что они использовали не вращающегося радиальных двигателей.

[igor79793]

в военное время он использовал ротативный двигатель гном или рон

[GekkoKamen]

@igor79793 Да, это правильно. Я стараюсь помнить, роторы были использованы большую часть войны, не вращающегося были установлены на самолет только в самом конце конфликта.

[kalamarbierzo]

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