TYPE: Two seated reconnaissance biplane
AMOUNT: 18x
MANUFACTURER: Royal Aircraft Factory, Vickers, Bristol
ARMAMENT
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Primary Armament
1x .303 Model 1914 British Lewis Machinegun****
-PLacement: Fixed, flexible for observer
Designed: 1911
Manufacturer: Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd.Savage Arms Co.
Produced: 1913–1942
Mass: 13 kilograms
Length: 1,283 Millimeters
Barrel length: 673 Millimeters
Width: 114 Millimeters
Cartridge: .303 British
Action: Gas-operated long stroke gas piston, rotating open bolt
Rate of fire: 500–600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 744 m/s
Effective firing range: 805 Meters
Maximum firing range: 3,200 Meters
Feed system: 47- or 97-round pan magazine
Secondary Armament
2x 50 Kilogram bombs
TECHNICAL DATA
Wingspan: 12.2 Meter
Length: 8.3 Meter
Height: 3.39 Meter
Wing area: 34.80 m²
Own weight: 623 kg
Weight (loaded): 928 kg
Eigne: 1x RAF 1a air-cooled V-8
Power: 90HP
Crew: 2x
Propeller: 4-bladed fixed-pitch propeller, wooden
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 120 km/h 3,050 m
Range: 350 kilometer
Climbing speed: 165 m/min
SERIAL NUMBER,TAIL NUMBER, TIME IN SERVICE & FATE
HISTORY
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was developed in England just before the First World War. When the war became a fact, this aircraft proved to be an excellent observation aircraft and an effective Zeppelin fighter. In 1915, however, the Germans deployed Fokker Eindeckers with barrel-mounted machine guns, and then British losses increased dramatically. Eventually the type was withdrawn from active service and replaced with more modern machines. This was the situation when Norway received an offer to buy the B.E.2E, and the planes arrived in Norway in 1917. The feedback from pilots was that it was well suited as an advanced training machine. A further five aircraft were therefore purchased and assembled at Kjeller airport in 1919. In addition, three aircraft were purchased in 1921 which were stored and later scrapped. Four crashed aircraft were also rebuilt. In the 1970s, the remains of two planes were found stored in northern Norway. one of them was restored in Norway and is on display at the Norwegian Armed Forces’ aircraft collection at Gardermoen, the other was part of a trade-in and is today built up to airworthy condition in New Zealand. This aircraft turned out to be a B.E.2F. These two machines are the only two known of this type worldwide.
Now I haven’t managed to find out what the difference between B.E.2F and E is, but I hope to find it later. The B.E.2E was the “ultimate” manufacturing model of this series of planes. it was a little faster and better to fly than the older models of it, but a little worse performance on certain points. Its biggest difference were structurally, where the plane got single bay wings with blunt, tailplane and elevator tips had been further ranked back and a larger and more curved fin was added.
Airplane accident, piloted at Granerudjordet, Veldre, Brumunddal
ILLUSTRATION
coming soon - technical issues with IMGBB
ALBUM
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coming soon - technical issues with IMGBB
SOURCES
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https://www.norli.no/boker/dokumentar-og-fakta/historie-og-dokumentar/krig-og-historie/luftforsvarets-historie-fortalt-gjennom-75-gjenstander?
https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/norske-militarfly-9788271286873?
Norsk marinehistorie : modeller som forteller - detaljert visning - Biblioteksøk
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 – Wikipedia
https://www.ww2-weapons.com/be-2/
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