Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 - Specifications (S.E.5a)

Specifications (S.E.5a)

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General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
• Wingspan: 26 ft 7 in (8.11 m)
• Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.89 m)
• Wing area: 244 ft² (22.67 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,410 lb (639 kg)
• Loaded weight: 1,935 lb (880 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 1,988 lb (902 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 or Wolseley Viper water cooled V8 engine, 200 hp (150 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 138 mph (222 km/h)
• Range: 300 miles (483 km)
• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,185 m)
• Wing loading: 7.93 lb/ft² (38.82 kg/m²)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 1x 0.303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing Vickers machine gun with Constantinesco interrupter gear
  • 1x .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun on Foster mounting on upper wing
• Bombs: 4x 25 lb (11 kg) Cooper bombs, two under each lower wing, to be dropped in 2, 3, 4, 1 order.