T.K.5
Model of the T.K.5 on display at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
General information
Type	Single-seat canard research aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	de Havilland Technical School
Status	Scrapped
Number built	1
History
Manufactured	1938–1939

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.

Contents

• Design and development
• Specifications
• See also
• Notes
• References

Design and development

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]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
• Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in (7.83 m)
• Gross weight: 1,366 lb (620 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major IC , 140 hp (104 kW)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Miles M.35 Libellula

Notes

References

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