Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8

F.E.8
General information
TypePusher biplane fighter
ManufacturerRoyal Aircraft Factory, Darracq Motor Engineering, Vickers
Statusretired
Primary userRoyal Flying Corps
Number built295
History
Introduction date2 August 1916
First flightSeptember 1915

The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 is a British single-seat fighter of the First World War designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It could not escape the drag penalty imposed by its tail structure and was no match for the Albatros fighters of late 1916.