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Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 Bomber Plane

The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a WW1 bomber and biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed for the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) to replace it's obsolete Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2b and B.E.2c aircraft. The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was not a particularly good aircraft, at best being describable as satisfactory. The R.E.8 was retired as soon as WW1 ended, but over 4,000 aircraft had been produced by this time many of which soon found their way into the civilian market.

Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 Bomber Plane

 
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 Specifications:
  • Crew: Pilot & observer/gunner
  • Length: 27 ft 10½ in (8.50 m)
  • Wingspan: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 4½ in (3.47 m)
  • Empty weight: 1,803 lb (820 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 2,869 lb (1,304 kg)
  • Engine: Single 140 hp (104 kW) Royal Aircraft Factory 4a air-cooled V12 engine
  • Maximum speed: 103 mph (90 knots, 166 km/h) at sea level
  • Stall speed: 47 mph (41 knots, 76 km/h)
  • Endurance: 4 hours 15 min
  • Service ceiling: 13,500 ft (4,115 m)

Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 Armament:

  • Guns: Single .303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing Vickers gun and one or two .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in rear cockpit
  • Bombs: Maximum of 224 lb (102 kg)8
 

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