Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 - Specifications (F.E.2b)

Specifications (F.E.2b)

Data from Warplanes of the First World War: Fighters, Volume Two

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two (pilot & observer)
  • Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
  • Wingspan: 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 8 in (3.85 m)
  • Wing area: 494 ft² (45.9 m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,061 lb (937 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 3,037 lb (1,380 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Beardmore 6-cylinder inline piston engine, 160 hp (119 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 80 knots (91.5 mph, 147 km/h)
  • Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)
  • Rate of climb: 39 minutes 44 sec to 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
  • Wing loading: 6.15 lb/ft² (30.1 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.053 hp/lb (86 W/kg)
  • Endurance: 3 hours

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1 or 2x .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun for observer (one mounted in front and one firing back over the top wing)
    • 1 or 2x .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun sometimes mounted for the pilot's use in the F.E.2d
  • Bombs: up to 517 lb (235 kg) of bombs

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