Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 - Specifications (B.E.2c - RAF 1a Engine)

RAF 1a Engine)

Data from British Aeroplanes 1914–18

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
• Height: 11 ft 1½ in (3.39 m)
• Wing area: 371 ft² (34.8 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,370 lb (623 kg)
• Loaded weight: 2,350 lb (1,068 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × RAF 1a air cooled V-8 engine, 90 hp (67 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 72 mph (63 knots, 116 km/h) at 6,500 ft (1,980 m)
• Endurance: 3 hr 15 min
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
  
• Climb to 3,500 ft (1,070 m): 6 min 30 s
• Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 45 min 15 s

Armament

• Guns: Normally 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun for observer
• Bombs: 224 lb (100 kg) of bombs

(With full bomb load usually flown as a single-seater, without machine gun)