About: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2

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The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3,500 were built. Initially used as front-line reconnaissance aircraft and light bombers, variants of the type were also used as night fighters. Like many warplanes since, the B.E.2 was retained in front line service after it had become obsolete, for want of a suitable replacement. After its belated withdrawal it finally served as a trainer, communications aircraft and on anti-submarine coastal patrol duties.

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rdfs:comment	The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3,500 were built. Initially used as front-line reconnaissance aircraft and light bombers, variants of the type were also used as night fighters. Like many warplanes since, the B.E.2 was retained in front line service after it had become obsolete, for want of a suitable replacement. After its belated withdrawal it finally served as a trainer, communications aircraft and on anti-submarine coastal patrol duties.
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loaded weight main	2350.0
max speed more	at 6,500 ft
Guns	Normally 1 × .303 in Lewis gun for observer
number of props	1(xsd:integer)
length alt	8.31 m
span main	1127.76
Endurance	11700.0
more performance	2715.0
height alt	3.39 m
Introduced	1912(xsd:integer)
primary user	dbkwik:resource/Ao-7Srx-AeCU_RJlm03ziA==
Type	Reconnaissance, light bomber, night fighter, trainer, coastal patrol aircraft
type of prop	air cooled V-8 engine
length main	830.58
power alt	67.0
area main	371.0
power main	90.0
bombs	224(xsd:integer)
height main	11(xsd:integer)
span alt	11.28 m
Manufacturer	Royal Aircraft Factory, Vickers, Bristol
max speed main	72.0
engine (prop)	RAF 1a
ceiling main	10000.0
empty weight main	1370.0
loaded weight alt	1068.0
area alt	34.8
First Flight	1912-02-01(xsd:date)
max speed alt	63(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?	prop
empty weight alt	623.0
plane or copter?	plane
ceiling alt	3,050 m
variants with their own articles	dbkwik:resource/AM7dY53GH5QxKVF2e9YfRQ== Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9
Retired	1919(xsd:integer)
Crew	Two, pilot and observer
Number Built	~ 3,500
Designer	dbkwik:resource/AKHRpEVITR28bSI82BtRFg== Geoffrey de Havilland
ref	British Aeroplanes 1914–18
abstract	The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3,500 were built. Initially used as front-line reconnaissance aircraft and light bombers, variants of the type were also used as night fighters. Like many warplanes since, the B.E.2 was retained in front line service after it had become obsolete, for want of a suitable replacement. After its belated withdrawal it finally served as a trainer, communications aircraft and on anti-submarine coastal patrol duties. While the type was designed and developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, the majority of production aircraft were built under contract by private companies, including well known manufacturers as well as firms that had not previously built aircraft. The B.E.2 has always been the subject of a good deal of controversy. While it proved fundamentally unsuited to air-to-air combat it had a relatively low accident rate, and its notorious stability actually proved helpful in its artillery observation and aerial photography duties.

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