Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.10

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. Although 4 units were ordered from the Bristol Aeroplane Company, they were never completed before the order was cancelled.

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

Specifications

Data from The Royal Aircraft Factory

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)

References

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