Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3

B.E.3/B.E.4/B.E.7
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.4 № 417 at the Central Flying School, Upavon, 1913
General information
TypeTraining aircraft
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerRoyal Aircraft Factory
Designer
Primary userRoyal Flying Corps
Number builtAt least 5
History
Introduction date1912
First flight3 May 1912

The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.3 was a single-engined rotary engined biplane developed by the British Royal Aircraft Factory prior to the First World War. The B.E.4 and B.E.7 were virtually identical aircraft that differed only in the engine fitted.

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