Specifications (VE-7)
Data from Janes Fighting Aircraft of World War I by Michael John Haddrick Taylor (Random House Group Ltd. 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, 2001, ISBN 1-85170-347-0), 320 pp.
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 24 ft 5.375 in (7.45 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 4 in (10.47 m)
- Height: 8 ft 7.5 in (2.63 m)
- Wing area: 284.5 ft² (26.43 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,392 lb (631 kg)
- Loaded weight: 1,937 lb (879 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright-Hispano E-3 2-blade, 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) diameter propeller, 180 hp (134 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 106 mph (171 km/h)
- Range: 290 mi (467 km)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 738 ft/min (225 m/min)
Armament
(VE-7S) 1 Vickers .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun synchronize to fire through the propeller
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