RAF Ram Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Royal Aircraft Factory

First Flight:

March 1918

Ram:

3 - Royal Aircraft Factory

Type Specification

Applies to:

RAF A.E.3 Ram

Type:

Ground attack aircraft

Wing:

Three bay biplane with unswept, unstaggered, equal span wings of wooden structure. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fusealge mounted between the wings is of metal structure

Tail Unit:

Single elevator carried on four boombs from wing. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split axle type with each main wheel support by oleo leg and radius rod to inner wing interplane struts and axle to wing centre section

Power Plant:

One 200 hp Sunbeam Arab engine in rear of fuselage driving a pusher propeller

Accommodation:

Pilot in open cockpit if front of wings with gunner in open cockpit in nose

Armament:

Three Lewis guns in gunners cockpit. Two linked to fire forward with other on mount for rear defence

Span:

47 ft 10 in

Length:

27 ft 9 in

Height:

10 ft

Wing Area:

560 sq ft

Empty:

Unknown

Max Speed:

95 mph (estimated)

Preserved in British Museums

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