RAF F.E.4 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Royal Aircraft Factory

First Flight:

March 1916

F.E.4:

2 - Royal Aircraft Factory

Type Specification

Applies to:

RAF F.E.4

Type:

Three-seat ground-attack fighter / bomber

Wing:

Three bay biplane with unequal span, unstaggered, unswept wings of wooden structure and fabric covering. Upper wing extensions are braced to lower wing. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted beneath lower wing, of wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Biplane tailplane mounted on fuselage with elevators on both surfaces. Triple rudders between the fins

Landing Gear:

Fixed main gear of divided type either side of fuselage. Auxilliary nose wheels under forward fuselage with tailskid

Power Plant:

Two 140 hp RAF.5a engines mounted between the wings driving four bladed pusher propellers

Accommodation:

Open cockpit in nose with pilot in front and gunner/observer behind, second gunner in open cockpit behind wing

Armament:

One COW gun in forward cockpit with Lewis gun provided for rear cockpit

Span:

75 ft 2 in

Length:

38 ft 2 in

Height:

16 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

1,032 sq ft

Empty:

3,754 lb

Loaded:

5,988 lb

Max Speed:

84 mph at sea level

Climb:

4 min 45 sec to 1,000 ft

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