B.E.3/B.E.4/B.E.7 | |
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Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.4 № 417 at the Central Flying School, Upavon, 1913 | |
Role | Training aircraft |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Royal Aircraft Factory |
Designer | John Kenworthy |
First flight | 3 May 1912 |
Introduction | 1912 |
Primary user | Royal Flying Corps |
Number built | At least 5 |
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.