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Le Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (Blériot Experimental) était le premier avion militaire à être utilisé par le Royaume-Uni. Cet appareil fut utilisé sous diverses variantes par le Royal Flying Corps et le Royal Naval Air Service durant toute la Première Guerre mondiale, et ce même lorsqu'il était déjà dépassé. Die Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 war das erste Militärflugzeug, das von Großbritannien genutzt wurde. Varianten dieses Flugzeugtyps wurden unter dem Spitznamen Quirk (engl. Macke) vom Royal Flying Corps und dem Royal Naval Air Service während des ganzen Ersten Weltkrieges weiterverwendet, obwohl sie schon längst veraltet waren. Das Bezeichnungskürzel B.E. stand für Blériot Experimental. Il Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (noto anche come RAF B.E.2) fu un biplano militare biposto monomotore a elica traente progettato da Geoffrey de Havilland nel 1911 e prodotto a partire dal 1912 dall'azienda britannica Royal Aircraft Factory. Il velivolo, appartenente alla prima generazione di aeroplani da guerra ad entrare in servizio con le forze armate britanniche, venne impiegato come ricognitore, bombardiere leggero, caccia notturno e addestratore per tutta la durata del primo conflitto mondiale. Venne costruito in oltre 3 000 esemplari. The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane designed and developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. Most of the roughly 3,500 built were constructed under contract by private companies, including established aircraft manufacturers and firms new to aircraft construction. O Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (Blériot Experimental) foi um biplano britânico monomotor biposto utilizado pelo Royal Flying Corps durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial O B.E.2 foi um dos projetos que estabeleceram a configuração biplano impulsionado por tração como dominante por um período considerável. Na sua primeira aparição pública a Flight escreveu que "tudo que se podia ver do avião era muito interessante". Foi projetado por Geoffrey de Havilland, como evolução do B.E.1, tendo seu primeiro voo em fevereiro de 1912, com de Havilland como piloto. El Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 fue un biplano británico biplaza monomotor tractor diseñado y desarrollado en la Royal Aircraft Factory. La mayoría de los aviones de producción fueron construidos bajo contrato por varias compañías privadas, tanto fabricantes de aviones como firmas que no habían construido anteriormente aeronaves. En total, se manufacturaron alrededor de 3500 aparatos. Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 byl jednomotorový dvoumístný dvojplošník používaný britským Royal Flying Corps před a v průběhu první světové války v roli průzkumného, lehkého bombardovacího, nočního stíhacího, cvičného a hlídkového letounu. Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 — двухместный двухстоечный биплан деревянной конструкции; фюзеляж — обтянутый полотном деревянный каркас. Самолет Ройал Эйркрафт Фэктори B.E.2 был построен на Великобритании с участием английского авиаконструктора Джефри де Хевилленда. Обозначение B.E.2 было сформулировано в соответствии с системой, разработанной О'Горманом[en], классифицирующей самолеты по компоновке: B.E. означало экспериментальный самолет фирмы Blériot (англ. Blériot Experimental) и использовалось для самолетов тракторной конфигурации[en] (хотя на практике все типы B.E. были бипланами, а не типичными для компании монопланами). B.E.2は、第一次世界大戦中のイギリスの複座複葉偵察機である。大戦初期のイギリス陸軍航空隊の主力機で代表格であった。扱い易く、信頼性は高かった。
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Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 byl jednomotorový dvoumístný dvojplošník používaný britským Royal Flying Corps před a v průběhu první světové války v roli průzkumného, lehkého bombardovacího, nočního stíhacího, cvičného a hlídkového letounu. O Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (Blériot Experimental) foi um biplano britânico monomotor biposto utilizado pelo Royal Flying Corps durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial O B.E.2 foi um dos projetos que estabeleceram a configuração biplano impulsionado por tração como dominante por um período considerável. Na sua primeira aparição pública a Flight escreveu que "tudo que se podia ver do avião era muito interessante". Apesar de impopular entre os aviadores, foram construídos por volta de 3500 aviões, que serviram como caças, interceptadores, bombardeiros leves, treinadores e aeronaves de reconhecimento. Foi projetado por Geoffrey de Havilland, como evolução do B.E.1, tendo seu primeiro voo em fevereiro de 1912, com de Havilland como piloto. Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 — двухместный двухстоечный биплан деревянной конструкции; фюзеляж — обтянутый полотном деревянный каркас. Самолет Ройал Эйркрафт Фэктори B.E.2 был построен на Великобритании с участием английского авиаконструктора Джефри де Хевилленда. Обозначение B.E.2 было сформулировано в соответствии с системой, разработанной О'Горманом[en], классифицирующей самолеты по компоновке: B.E. означало экспериментальный самолет фирмы Blériot (англ. Blériot Experimental) и использовалось для самолетов тракторной конфигурации[en] (хотя на практике все типы B.E. были бипланами, а не типичными для компании монопланами). Первый полёт совершил в феврале 1912 г. B.E.2 был первым британским самолетом, принявшим участие в боевых действиях во Франции в начале Первой мировой войны. Использовался в качестве истребителя, разведчика, лёгкого бомбардировщика и учебного самолёта (последнее — до 1925 г.). Самолёт стоял на вооружении стран Великобритании, Австралии, Бельгии, Норвегии; до 1918 г. Всего произведено около трёх с половиной тысяч различных версий самолёта B.E.2. Le Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (Blériot Experimental) était le premier avion militaire à être utilisé par le Royaume-Uni. Cet appareil fut utilisé sous diverses variantes par le Royal Flying Corps et le Royal Naval Air Service durant toute la Première Guerre mondiale, et ce même lorsqu'il était déjà dépassé. Il Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (noto anche come RAF B.E.2) fu un biplano militare biposto monomotore a elica traente progettato da Geoffrey de Havilland nel 1911 e prodotto a partire dal 1912 dall'azienda britannica Royal Aircraft Factory. Il velivolo, appartenente alla prima generazione di aeroplani da guerra ad entrare in servizio con le forze armate britanniche, venne impiegato come ricognitore, bombardiere leggero, caccia notturno e addestratore per tutta la durata del primo conflitto mondiale. Lento ma caratterizzato da ottime doti di stabilità, il B.E.2 svolse con successo missioni di ricognizione e di bombardamento leggero nella prima parte della guerra; tuttavia, quando nel 1915 entrarono in servizio i nuovi caccia tedeschi Fokker Eindecker, cominciò a subire gravi perdite che poterono essere limitate solo in piccola parte dall'introduzione di una mitragliatrice brandeggiabile a disposizione del secondo membro dell'equipaggio; da allora in poi la sua popolarità presso gli equipaggi andò lentamente calando. Il B.E.2 portò a termine anche alcune operazioni di caccia notturna nei cieli di Londra, nel corso delle quali vennero abbattuti 5 dei dirigibili Zeppelin e Schütte-Lanz che bombardavano la città con il favore del buio. Venne costruito in oltre 3 000 esemplari. Die Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 war das erste Militärflugzeug, das von Großbritannien genutzt wurde. Varianten dieses Flugzeugtyps wurden unter dem Spitznamen Quirk (engl. Macke) vom Royal Flying Corps und dem Royal Naval Air Service während des ganzen Ersten Weltkrieges weiterverwendet, obwohl sie schon längst veraltet waren. Das Bezeichnungskürzel B.E. stand für Blériot Experimental. The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane designed and developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. Most of the roughly 3,500 built were constructed under contract by private companies, including established aircraft manufacturers and firms new to aircraft construction. Early versions entered squadron service with the Royal Flying Corps in 1912 and the type served throughout the First World War. Initially used as a reconnaissance aircraft and light bomber, as a single-seat night fighter the type destroyed six German airships between September and December 1916. By late 1915, the B.E.2 was proving increasingly defenceless against the then-new German Fokker Eindecker fighters, leading to increased losses during the period known as the Fokker Scourge. Although by now obsolete, it had to remain in front line service while replacement types were brought into service. Following its belated withdrawal from combat, the B.E. continued to serve in training, communications, and coastal anti-submarine patrol roles. The B.E.2 was the subject of controversy. From the B.E.2c variant on, it had been developed to be "inherently stable" which was helpful for artillery observation and aerial photography duties and it had a relatively low accident rate. However stability was achieved at the expense of manoeuvrability, while the observer in the front seat ahead of the pilot had a limited field of fire for his guns. B.E.2は、第一次世界大戦中のイギリスの複座複葉偵察機である。大戦初期のイギリス陸軍航空隊の主力機で代表格であった。扱い易く、信頼性は高かった。 El Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 fue un biplano británico biplaza monomotor tractor diseñado y desarrollado en la Royal Aircraft Factory. La mayoría de los aviones de producción fueron construidos bajo contrato por varias compañías privadas, tanto fabricantes de aviones como firmas que no habían construido anteriormente aeronaves. En total, se manufacturaron alrededor de 3500 aparatos. Las primeras versiones del B.E.2 entraron en servicio de escuadrón con el Real Cuerpo Aéreo en 1912; el modelo continuó sirviendo durante toda la Primera Guerra Mundial. Fue usado inicialmente como avión de reconocimiento y bombardero ligero de primera línea; modificado como monoplaza, demostró ser eficaz como caza nocturno, destruyendo varios dirigibles alemanes. A finales de 1915, el B.E.2 estaba demostrando ser inadecuado para defenderse por sí mismo de los cazas alemanes como el entonces novedoso Fokker Eindecker, llevando a crecientes pérdidas durante el periodo conocido como el "Azote Fokker". Aunque ya obsoleto en ese momento, tuvo que permanecer en el frente mientras reemplazos adecuados eran diseñados, probados y puestos en servicio. Tras su retirada tardía de las operaciones, el modelo sirvió en varias capacidades de segunda línea, usándose como entrenador y avión de comunicaciones, así como realizando tareas de patrulla costera antisubmarina. El B.E.2 siempre ha estado sujeto a controversia, en su época y en la valoración histórica posterior. Desde la variante B.E.2c en adelante había sido adaptado cuidadosamente para hacerlo “inherentemente estable”; esta característica fue considerada útil para realizar sus tareas de observación artillera y fotografía aérea, siendo la mayoría de ellas asignadas al piloto, que era capaz de volar sin prestar una constante atención a sus controles de vuelo. A pesar de la tendencia a balancearse en el despegue y de la mala reputación de entrar en barrena, el modelo tuvo una tasa de accidentes relativamente baja. Sin embargo, la estabilidad del modelo se consiguió a expensas de unos controles pesados, haciendo difíciles las maniobras rápidas. El observador, no llevado a menudo debido a la pobre carga útil del B.E., ocupaba el asiento delantero, donde tenía un limitado sector de fuego para su arma.
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