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Captain
D Grinnel-Milne / Corp. MacMaster
No.
16 Sqn RFC
Source: LA Rogers Photo
Image: © R. N. Pearson |
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| The R.E. 8 or "Harry Tate"
had its early origins in the R.E. 5
and R.E. 7 and was designed by the factory
as a replacement for the much-maligned
B.E. 2c's and 2e's with whom it shared
more than a passing resemblance. A typical
Factory product, built for inherent
stability with marked dihedral, ugly
extensions, high-aspect ratio control
surfaces and four-bladed airscrew. Riggers,
with whom the machine was never popular,
maintained that it had both lateral
and longitudinal dihedral, and it did,
in fact, appear to have a "cocked-up"
nose. Bad choice as it was, over 3800
were built and equipped nearly every
corps squadron. |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Country: |
Great Britain |
| Manufacturer: |
Royal Aircraft Factory |
| Type: |
Fighter/Reconnaissance |
| First
Service: |
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| Number
Built: |
3800 |
| Engine(s): |
150 h.p. RAF 4a motor |
| Wing Span: |
42 ft. 7 ins |
| Length: |
27 ft. 10 ins |
| Height: |
11 ft. 4 ins |
| Empty
Weight: |
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| Gross
Weight: |
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| Max Speed: |
96 mph @ 10,000 ft |
| Ceiling: |
19,500 ft [5944 m] |
| Endurance: |
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| Crew: |
2 |
| Armament: |
1 fixed forward-firing Vickers
and 1 or 2 yoked Lewis guns |
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