Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5

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First World War military aircraft fighter aircraft

The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a highly successful British First World War single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its stability, speed, and effectiveness in air combat.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First World War military aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType	biplane ⓘ
airfoilType	RAF 15 ⓘ
armament	1 × synchronized Vickers machine gun ⓘ 1 × wing-mounted Lewis gun ⓘ up to 4 × 25 lb bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Henry Folland ⓘ John Kenworthy ⓘ Major Frank Goodden ⓘ
engineType	Hispano-Suiza 8 ⓘ Wolseley Viper ⓘ
era	1910s ⓘ
firstFlight	1916-11-22 ⓘ
fuselageConstruction	wooden frame with fabric covering ⓘ
introduced	1917 ⓘ
landingGearType	fixed tailskid undercarriage ⓘ
manufacturer	Royal Aircraft Factory ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 138 mph ⓘ about 222 km/h ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	effective gun platform ⓘ excellent diving ability ⓘ good speed at altitude ⓘ high stability ⓘ
notablePilot	Albert Ball ⓘ Billy Bishop ⓘ Edward Mannock ⓘ James McCudden ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 5200 including S.E.5a ⓘ
operator	Australian Flying Corps ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Flying Corps ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ surface form: Royal New Zealand Air Force (precursor units) United States Army Air Service ⓘ
powerplantConfiguration	single-engine tractor ⓘ
primaryRole	single-seat fighter ⓘ
productionVariant	S.E.5a fighter aircraft ⓘ surface form: S.E.5a
retired	1920s ⓘ
serviceEntry	Western Front ⓘ
successor	Gloster Grebe ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tailplane ⓘ
usedByUnit	No. 56 Squadron RFC ⓘ No. 60 Squadron RFC ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF ⓘ surface form: No. 85 Squadron RFC
usedInConflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
wingConfiguration	single-bay biplane ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Australian Flying Corps → aircraftUsed → Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a

Royal Flying Corps → usedAircraftType → Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 ⓘ