Tag: Aircraft
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3 The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3 (Farman or Fighting Experimental) also known as the A.E.1 (“Armed Experimental”) was a pusher biplane aircraft designed to carry a heavy cannon armament in the nose. The tail of the F.E.3 was attached by a tubular boom to the propellor by bearings and braced by wires… Read more
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4 The Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) F.E.4 was intended as a ground attack aircraft armed with a 1.5 pounder COW gun and 3 × .303 in Lewis guns. Two prototypes were built but performed poorly under evaluation and were not developed further. The first prototype was armed with a 1.5 pounder (37mm)… Read more
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Canadian Car and Foundry FDB
Canadian Car and Foundry FDB In 1938 at a time when monoplane fighters were replacing biplanes, Canadian Car and Foundry employed Michael Gregor to design a biplane fighter/dive-bomber (hence the FDB name). It is often also called the Gregor FDB. Initial claims were that it would reach 300mph with a 700 hp (520 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1535-72… Read more