RAF Be2c British Reconnaissance Aircraft from 1915

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Royal Aircraft Factory Be2c Wing Span: 36 ft 10 in (11.2 m) Length: 27 ft 3 in (8.3 m) Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.5 m) Weight, Empty: 1,370 lb (621 kg) Weight, Gross: 2,142 lb (972 kg) Royal Aircraft Factory Be2c ARF 6 Max Speed: 90 mph (145 km/h) Rate of Climb: 6,500 ft (1,980 m)/20 min Service Ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,050 m) Range: 4 hours (Endurance) Power Plant: RAF 1a, 90 hp, Vee engine
The Model We have chosen the scale of 1:5 rendering a model size that i easy to fly but also relatively easy to transport. Both the upper and the lower wing panels can be removed as an assembly, for transportation which gives relatively limited requirement for transportation size. The finished model is painted in 1915 livery and further detailing can be made as per documentation. Specification: Wingspan 88.4" (225 cm) Length 65.4" (161 cm) Wing area 2281 sq/inch (142,6 dm²) Weight 13.7 lbs (6200 g) Wing Load (15oc/sq' (43 g/dm²) Engine .90 cu/inch 4-cycle(15 cc) Covering and finish The model is covered and painted from the factory. If you have made changes in the engine bearers and adapted the dummy engine to fit on both sides of the engine, you will have to cover the open areas with fuel proof paint. Installation of engine. We recommend that you don't overpower this model. It will fly happily with a .90 standard 4stroke engine. Our prototype was tried with a Thunder Tiger .90 4-stroke engine, which gave more than ample thrust. The engine bearers have been adjusted for this size of engine. The engine is mounted upright justifying the need for adequate cooling. The engine thereby is located in the "V" of the dummy engine and covered by the "air scoop" top plate. 1. Remove the air scoop and drill the holes in the engine plywood bearers. Fasten the engine with blind nuts on the underside of the plywood. Place the engine as close to the front as possible. The propeller should be approx 1/8" / 3mm) it front of the nose cowl. 2. Drill the holes from the tank to the carburator, pressure tap and the filling cap. 3. Install the engine and connect the throttle servo. 4. Make cut outs in the dummy engine block so that this will fit in line with your engine. This "surgery" is executed by removing a little at the time and checking. When you are satisfied with the fit and openings, screw the dummy engine onto the engine mount board, using screws and washers from under the plywood engine mount. 5. Reinstall the engine cowl scoop (cowl) using 4 #2 sheet metal screws. Installation of servos, tank, battery and receiver. The 2 aileron servos are installed in the lower part of the servo vertical bulkhead in the fuselage side by side using the center holes commonly for the servos. The servo arms should protrude below the fuselage. It may be necessary to remove som plastoc from the servo housing to get the servos in place.. The elevator servo and the rudder servo are installed in the servo tray. The tank is positioned below the plywood engine mount and in line with and behind the engine. The throttle servo is installed bihind the fire wall together with the battery pack. The receiver are positioned in the upper part of the fuselage between the two cockpits. The switch can be mounted on the servo tray with extension rod or on the instrument panel. 1. Attach a ball link head to joystick and rudder bar in the appropriate holes. You may have to enlarge the holes to take the screw from the ball link (Dubro #189 set of 2). 2. Install the servos for rudder and elevator and temporarily connect the servo arms to the ball links. Deflection for elevator is 20° up and down and for rudder 30° right and left.. 3. Install and connect the throttle servo in the fashion you prefer. 4. Install the tank in the available space under the plywood engine bearer 5. Install the aileron servos in the bulkhead. The aileron connecting wires attaches to the servo arms. The upper part of the servo arms are connected thus giving double thrust to the ailerons. Deflection of the ailerons should be 20° up and down. 6. Install the radio switch on the dash board or the rear support in the front cockpit 7. Place the receiver and the battery pack in the upper part of the trays, wrapped in foam rubber and secure with rubber bands. Assembly of the Be2c All parts have been assembled at the factory and only disassembled for transportation. On recent production (serial # 9912-26 and higher) the landing gear has been made removable. The landing gear is pushed into the holes in the fuselage and held in position by the 2 cross bracing wires. Rudder and elevator wires are factory adjusted but may need some tensioning adjustment after a while. Aileron can be adjusted with the clevices connecting to the aileron horns. Assembly of wing panels 1. Push the lower wing halves into the holes in the fuselage. 2. Push the upper wing halves into the holes in the wing cabane. Connect the flying wires and the landing wires. Attach the flying wires in place. Royal Aircraft Factory Be2c ARF 7
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