military aircraft
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2
The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2 (Scout Experimental) was an early British single-seat scout aircraft. Designed and built at the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1912–13 as the B.S.1, the prototype was rebuilt several times before serving with the Royal Flying Corps over the Western Front in the early months of the First World War.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Nieuport
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- First flight
- 1913-03-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 79 kt
- Max speed
- 91.7 kt
- Rate of climb
- 900 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,132 lb
- Empty weight
- 720 lb
- Powerplant
- Gnome rotary engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 20.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 27.5 ft
- Height
- 9.1 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.