The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.6 was a two-bay, single-engine pusher

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built by the

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, a larger version of their F.E.3.

Design and development

The F.E.6 was a larger version of their F.E.3. The aircraft was driven by a Austro-Daimler/Beardmore engine, which drove a four-bladed propeller. The tail unit was on a single steel boom which projected aft through the propeller shaft. The biplane had

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s on both upper and lower wings, with no wing stagger, while

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consisted of mainwheels on oleo struts with an auxiliary nosewheel. It was possibly armed with a 6-pound Davis recoilless weapon, or the

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. However, the aircraft was damaged upon landing during its first flight, and was subsequently not rebuilt.

Specifications

References

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