Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.10

Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.10
General information
Type	Multi-role aircraft
National origin	British
Manufacturer	Royal Aircraft Factory
Status	cancelled
Number built	0
History
Developed from	Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2

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]

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

1. Hare 1990, p. 180.

References

• Hare, Paul R. (1990). The Royal Aircraft Factory. Putnam Aeronautical Books.