Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.10
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.10 was an aircraft based on the B.E.2c, designed in May 1914. The aircraft was intended to be built with a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage with pressed alloy sheet ribs, and full-length ailerons. Its wingspan was slightly less than that of the B.E.2c, while it also had a deeper coaming and utilized an oleo undercarriage with a small "buffer" nosewheel. As well, the aerofoil had a reflex trailing edge.[1] Although 4 units were ordered from the Bristol Aeroplane Company, they were never completed before the order was cancelled.[1]
| Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.10 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Multi-role aircraft |
| National origin | British |
| Manufacturer | Royal Aircraft Factory |
| Status | cancelled |
| Number built | 0 |
| Developed from | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 |
Specifications
Data from The Royal Aircraft Factory[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
- Height: 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
- Wing area: 355 sq ft (33.0 m2)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault WB V-8 air-cooled piston engine, 70 hp (52 kW)
Notes
- Hare 1990, p. 180.
References
- Hare, Paul R. (1990). The Royal Aircraft Factory. Putnam Aeronautical Books.
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