Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5

The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 was a British two-seat reconnaissance and artillery observation biplane designed and built by the Royal Aircraft Factory for the Royal Flying Corps.

France in April 1915, flying Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5s for reconnaissance and Vickers Gunbuses as escort fighters.1
The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 was a British two-seat reconnaissance and artillery observation biplane designed and built by the Royal Aircraft Factory for the Royal Flying Corps.2

Made by Royal Aircraft Establishment.

Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 is the predecessor of the Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7.

The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 was the first aircraft in the Factory's Reconnaissance Experiment series to enter production, although only in small numbers.3
8 Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.4
Eng 1 Type
Austro-Daimler piston engine
First Flight
1914
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
Eng 1 Kw
89
Introduced
1914
Successor
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
Number Built
24
Crew
2
Armament
3
Span M
14
Primary user
Royal Flying Corps
Manufacturer
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Max Speed Mph
78
Max Speed Kmh
126
Span In
6
Span Ft
44
Wing Area Sqft
498
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
26
Variants With Their Own Articles
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
Eng 1 Hp
120
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
2
Length M
8
Category
British bomber aircraft 1910-1919
Royal Aircraft Factory aircraft

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