"RAF SE5 biplane WW1 1/3"
Under the designations F.E.10 and S.E.5 (Scout Experimental 5)[1] Henry P. Folland, J. Kenworthy and Major F.W. Goodden at the Royal Aircraft Factory in Farnborough developed two types of aircraft for the installation of the new 150 hp (110 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8a V8 engine. Numerous combat two-seaters such as the B.E.2, the FE.2 and the R.E.8 had already been developed there.
The first prototype flew on November 28, 1916.[2] However, the engine was unreliable and not yet operational. The first two prototypes crashed. The test pilot Major F.W. Goodden was killed on January 28, 1917 when the wings of his S.E.5 broke off. However, the revised third prototype based on the S.E.5 proved to be an exceptionally stable aircraft that survived extreme dives at top speed, allowing the machine to go into production.
The S.E.5 was one of the first British aircraft to be armed with a twin machine gun: the 7.7 mm (.303 inch) Vickers machine gun was mounted on the left side of the fuselage. In addition, a 7.7 mm Lewis machine gun was mounted on a Foster carriage above the upper wing, which also enabled aiming upwards, so that enemy aircraft could be attacked from below. In this way, the machine remained combat-ready even if the still unreliable synchronization gear failed. The first 25 machines had semi-enclosed cockpit glazing, which was later dispensed with, and a wingspan of 8.53 m, which was later shortened. The cockpit was aft of the wings, which made visibility down the long nose a bit difficult, but otherwise visibility was good. Cooper bombs could be placed under the wings for attacks on ground targets. (Source: wikipedia2022)
The SE5A is based on the basic design by Roy Vaillancourt and has been optimized in some areas
The Lasercut kit contains the following parts:
- Laser cut parts for the fuselage in briquette plywood and in IBRACO*
- Laser cut parts for the empennage made of briquette plywood, balsa and IBRACO*
- Laser cut parts for the hood made of IBRACO*
- Laser cut parts for the wings made of briken plywood, balsa and IBRACO*
- Laser cut fittings for stabilizers, wings
- 1/1 construction plan, in English with annotations, CG and EWD data
- Base Extra Wood (Strip Material)
- Necessary vaccformed parts
- MG kits (Vickers and Lewis)
- Seat kit with leather
- Instrument panel with instruments
- Suspension kit consisting of fittings, struts, spring steel wire
Technical specifications:
Span: 2,743mm
Length: 2159mm
Weight: 14kg - 18kg
Motor: from 65 transmissions, or 85 directly
Functions: elevator, cross, side, motor
RC: engine, aileron, elevator, rudder
Among other things, you need:
RC equipment, foil, technology, wheels & axles
Connection Strongal from Petrausch, hinges, small parts,
planking wood.
