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Another variant of the D 1 developed in response to the
C1 programme of 1923, the D 19 appeared in the summer
of 1925 with a 400hp Hispano-Suiza 12Jb 12-
cylinder water-cooled Vee-type engine. By comparison
with the D 1, the D 19 had longer span, narrower chord
ailerons and a wing spanning 12.50m with
an area of 24.00m2. Demonstrated in
Switzerland in August 1925, the D 19 received a new
wing of 25.00m2 similar to that of the D 9
and D 12 before CEPA testing, in which performance
proved mediocre owing to mismatching of the propeller.
Three examples of a modified version of the D 19
were ordered by the Swiss government. Specified
armament comprised two fuselage-mounted 7.7mm
guns, the paired Lamblin radiators mounted on the
undercarriage legs gave place to a Chausson frontal
radiator and a wing similar to that of the D 1 was adopted. A second D 19 prototype was completed with
these modifications, this being sold in 1928 to Belgium,
and the first Swiss aircraft was ferried to the EKW
(Eidg. Konstruktions-Werkstatte) in March 1926. The
two other Swiss aircraft were transported to Switzerland
in February 1927 for assembly by the EKW, subsequently
entering service with the Fliegertruppe. The
three D 19s participated in the 1927 Zurich-Diibendorf
international aviation meeting, one being winner of the
closed-circuit race for fighters with a speed of 250km/h. Used primarily for combat training by the
Fliegertruppe, one D 19 was lost in 1930, and the remaining
two continued in service until 1940.
| MODEL | D 19 |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb |
| Empty weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 10.80 m | 35 ft 5 in |
| Length | 7.87 m | 25 ft 10 in |
| Height | 3.50 m | 11 ft 6 in |
| Wing area | 20.00 m2 | 215.28 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 268 km/h | 167 mph |
| Range | 400 km | 249 miles |
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