Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12

B.E.12
An early production B.E.12
General information
TypeGeneral purpose aircraft/Fighter
ManufacturerRoyal Aircraft Factory, Various
Primary userRoyal Flying Corps
Number built601
History
Introduction date1 August 1916
First flight28 July 1915

The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12 was a British single-seat aeroplane of The First World War designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was essentially a single-seat version of the B.E.2.

Intended for use as a long-range reconnaissance and bombing aircraft, the B.E.12 was pressed into service as a fighter, in which role it proved disastrously inadequate, mainly due to its poor manoeuvrability.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.