RAF F.E.9 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Royal Aircraft Factory

First Flight:

April 1917

F.E.9:

3 - Royal Aircraft Factory

Type Specification

Applies to:

RAF F.E.9

Type:

Two seat fighting scout

Wing:

Single bay biplane with unequal span, unstaggered, unswept wings of wooden structure and fabric covering. Ailerons on upper wing only

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted between the wings

Tail Unit:

Tailplane of single fin and rudder with tailplane and divided elevator mounted on booms from wing struts

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type maingear. Tailskid at base of fin

Power Plant:

One 200 hp Hispano-Suiza V-8 engine driving a four blade pusher propeller

Accommodation:

Two seats in tandem open cockpits in nose of fuselage

Armament:

Two Lewis guns on mounts in front cockpit, one forward and one rearward firing

Span:

40 ft 1 in

Length:

28 ft 3 in

Height:

9 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

365 sq ft

Loaded:

2,480 lb

Max Speed:

105 mph at sea level

Climb:

5 min to 3,000 ft

Ceiling:

15,500 ft

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