RAF F.E.2 Aircraft

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

Span:

47 ft 9 in

Length:

32 ft 3 in

Height:

12 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

494 sq ft

Empty:

1,993 lb

Loaded:

2,967 lb

Max Speed:

80 mph at sea level

Climb:

9 min 50 sec to 3,000 ft

Ceiling:

9,000 ft

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