RAF R.E.5 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Royal Aircraft Factory

First Flight:

January 1914

R.E.5:

24 - Royal Aircraft Factory

Type Specification

Applies to:

RAF R.E.5

Type:

Reconnaissance and artillery observation biplane

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unswept, equal span, staggered wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Box section fuselage with faired top surface mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Wire braced tailplane at top of fuselage with split elevator and single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type supported on skids attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 120 hp Austro-Daimler engine mounted in nose driving a four bladed wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Open cockpits for pilot and observer. Observer in forward cockpit under upper wing, pilot aft behind wing

Span:

45 ft 3 in

Length:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

498 sq ft

Empty:

Unknown

Max Speed:

78 mph at sea level

Initial Climb:

400 ft /min

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