Tag: World War One
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Wight Quadruplane Fighter
Wight Quadruplane Fighter First Flying in mid-1916, the Wight Quadruplane was a single seat fighter. The initial design had two cabane struts of long chord length supporting the upper wing. Four similar type interplane struts were used between the upper three wings, all of which had ailerons. Due to the position of the lower wing, Read more
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3 The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3 (Farman or Fighting Experimental) also known as the A.E.1 (“Armed Experimental”) was a pusher biplane aircraft designed to carry a heavy cannon armament in the nose. The tail of the F.E.3 was attached by a tubular boom to the propellor by bearings and braced by wires Read more
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4 The Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) F.E.4 was intended as a ground attack aircraft armed with a 1.5 pounder COW gun and 3 × .303 in Lewis guns. Two prototypes were built but performed poorly under evaluation and were not developed further. The first prototype was armed with a 1.5 pounder (37mm) Read more