RAF F.E.2 Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Royal Aircraft Factory |
First Flight: |
18 August 1911 |
F.E.2: |
2 - Royal Aircraft Factory |
F.E.2a: |
12 - Royal Aircraft Factory |
F.E.2b: |
50 - Royal Aircraft Factory 450 - G & J Weir 250 - Boulton & Paul 350 - Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies 60 - Garratt & Sons 150 - Alex Stephen & Sons 150 - Group Built, Scotland |
F.E.2c: |
8 - Royal Aircraft Factory |
F.E.2d: |
53 - Royal Aircraft Factory 300 - Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies |
F.E.2h: |
4 - Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
RAF F.E.2b |
Type: |
Two seat fighting scout |
Wing: |
Three bay biplane with equal span, unstaggered, unswept wings of wooden structure and fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Streamlined nacelle on lower wing of wooden structure |
Tail Unit: |
Tail supported on four booms from wing. Tailplane and split elevator on upper booms with rudder between upper and lower booms. No fixed fin |
Landing Gear: |
Cross axle type supported on V struts attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 120 hp Beardmore six-cylinder at rear of nacelle driving four bladed pusher propeller |
Accommodation: |
Tandem open cockpits in nacelle, gunner in forward cockpit with pilot behind |
Armament: |
One Lewis gun in front cockpit |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
47 ft 9 in |
Length: |
32 ft 3 in |
Height: |
12 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
494 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
1,993 lb |
Loaded: |
2,967 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
80 mph at sea level |
Climb: |
9 min 50 sec to 3,000 ft |
Ceiling: |
9,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/raf_fe2.html |