Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.6

Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.6
General information
Type	Biplane
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Royal Aircraft Factory
History
Developed from	Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3

The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.6 was a two-bay, single-engine pusher biplane built by the British Royal Aircraft Factory, a larger version of their F.E.3.^{[ citation needed ]}

Design and development

The F.E.6 was a larger version of their F.E.3. The aircraft was driven by a 120 hp (89 kW) Austro-Daimler/Beardmore engine, which drove a four-bladed propeller. The tail unit was on a single steel boom which projected aft through the propeller shaft. The biplane had ailerons on both upper and lower wings, with no wing stagger, while landing gear consisted of mainwheels on oleo struts with an auxiliary nosewheel. It was possibly armed with a 6-pound Davis recoilless weapon, ^[1] or the Coventry Ordnance Works COW 37 mm gun. However, the aircraft was damaged upon landing during its first flight, and was subsequently not rebuilt.^{[ citation needed ]}

Specifications

Data from The British Fighter Since 1912 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 8.99 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 15.04 m (49 ft 4 in)
• Height: 4.6 m (15 ft)
• Wing area: 50.4 m² (542 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 907 kg (2,000 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler/Beardmore , 89 kW (120 hp)
• Propellers: 4-bladed

References

1. Mason, Francis K. (1992). The British Fighter Since 1912. Putnam Aeronautical Books. p. 37. ISBN   9781557500823.