RAF R.E.7 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Royal Aircraft Factory

First Flight:

July 1915

R.E.7:

50 - Coventry Ordnance Works 30 - Austin 50 - Napier 100 - Siddeley-Deasey

Type Specification

Applies to:

RAF R.E.7

Type:

Reconnaissance and artillery observation biplane

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unswept, unequal span, staggered wings. Upper wing extensions supported by sloped struts from lower wing. 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 fuselage lower longeron with additional small wheel forward of propeller. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 120 hp Beardmore 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:

57 ft 2 in

Length:

31 ft 10 in

Height:

12 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

548 sq ft

Empty:

2,170 lb

Loaded:

3,290 lb

Max Speed:

82 mph at sea level

Climb:

30.5 min to 5,000 ft

Ceiling:

6,500 ft

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