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S.E.5a

Mod MrSilverWolf  8.4 years ago

The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. The first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel. Although it had a much better overall performance than the Camel, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S 8B-powered early versions, meant that there was a chronic shortage of S.E.5s until well into 1918 and fewer squadrons were equipped with the S.E.5 than with the Sopwith fighter. Together with the Camel, the S.E.5 was instrumental in regaining allied air superiority in mid-1917 and maintaining it for the rest of the war, ensuring there was no repetition of "Bloody April" 1917 when losses in the Royal Flying Corps were much heavier than in the Luftstreitkräfte.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 64.9ft (19.8m)
  • Length 54.4ft (16.6m)
  • Height 18.6ft (5.7m)
  • Empty Weight 13,343lbs (6,052kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,104lbs (6,397kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.07
  • Wing Loading 5.4lbs/ft2 (26.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,629.9ft2 (244.3m2)
  • Drag Points 18871

Parts

  • Number of Parts 267
  • Control Surfaces 22
  • Performance Cost 1,213
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    6,486 GrandPrix

    Looks good even 7 years later

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    Ww1 in minecraft is awesome if you have fans mod

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    @DragonAerotech thanks!

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    Woah, wicked work! Great job on this one!!

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    @Unstable yeah I and will (hopefully) be on for quite some time

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    2,415 Unstable

    It's been a while since I seen you! Although you're still making great planes! @MrSilverWolf

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    Looks GREAT! Big fan of WW1 planes

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    looks awesome.

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