The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 is a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane, designed and developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. Most of the roughly 3,500 built were constructed under contract by private companies, including established aircraft manufacturers and firms new to aircraft construction.

The first version to enter service with the RFC was the B.E.2a, built in very small numbers and the first aircraft to reach France at the outbreak of World War I. Flying alongside a Bleriot monoplane, a B.E.2a made the first RFC reconnaissance over German lines on 19 August 1914.

2019年5月19日 · In 1912 the Royal Aircraft Factory (formerly the Army Aircraft Factory) produced the BE.2 with a 52 kw (70 hp) Renault engine. This led to the BE.2a with an improved fuel system and other improvements. The BE.2 series was designed …

The first four military aircraft ordered for Australia in July, 1912 were the RAF B.E.2a CFS-1 and CFS-2 and were supplied as advanced trainers along with the two Deperdussin ground trainers, while a fifth aircraft, a Bristol Boxkite CFS-3 for basic training was ordered in December 1912, with all five aircraft eventually arriving and being ...

Believed to be the first RAF aircraft to land in France in 1914 in support of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) the BE2a was the subject of a number of experiments and was markedly different to the BE1 and BE2.

The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3,500 were built. Initially used as front-line reconnaissance aircraft and light bombers; variants of the type were also used as night fighters.

RAF B.E.2a. role : two-seat unarmed reconnaissance. first flight : operational : June 1913. country : United-Kingdom . design : Geoffrey de Havilland en F.M. Green. production : unknown. general information : The BE1 first flew on 01 jan 1912. An improved version, the BE2 flew a month later.

2013年2月7日 · • RAF BE.2a production • The following table lists the aeroplanes delivered to the B.E.2a specification from private contractors and the Royal Aircraft Factory in delivery order. Dates are approximate.

2009年4月3日 · The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2a was a two seat tractor biplane that became the standard equipment of the pre-First World War Royal Flying Corps. The adoption of the 'a' suffix marked a change in the Factory's system of aircraft designation.

2014年5月9日 · By the standards of the day, the BE2 was a very modern type, with wing warp lateral control, conventional biplane structure, and enough power provided by a 70 hp. Renault water cooled V-8 engine swinging a large wooden propeller.