Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c

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Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c

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Description

In 1915 the workhorse of the Royal Flying Corps, a year later the prey of the Fokker Eindecker: the B.E.2c. Airfix builds the biplane from 54 parts in 1:72, a compact project for feeling your way into rigging and biplanes.

What's included

• 54 parts on sprues (plastic)
• 1 decal sheet with 2 marking options (waterslide transfers)
• 1 set of assembly instructions (paper)
• 1 painting guide (paper)

Material: Plastic

SKU: A02101

Barcode: 5063129047436

Product details

Background & context

Geoffrey de Havilland designed the B.E.2 at Farnborough in 1912, and the c variant of 1914 was deliberately laid out for inherent stability. That made it ideal for artillery observation and photographic reconnaissance: the aircraft flew straight and level while the crew worked. Against the Fokker E.I of Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, with its synchronised machine gun, exactly that became a death sentence, as the observer sat in front between wings and rigging and could hardly fire. At home, by contrast, the type proved itself as a night fighter: in September 1916 William Leefe Robinson shot down the airship SL 11 over London in a B.E.2c.

On the tabletop

The B.E.2c was designed for steady straight flight so that its crew could observe artillery fire and take photographs. Against the Fokker monoplanes of 1915 and 1916 that stability became a weakness, yet over England it proved itself as a night fighter against airships. This 1:72 biplane has 54 parts and two marking options, and its struts and rigging let you practise building two-deckers. At 20 mm scale it can also join a First World War gaming table as an observation aircraft.

Manufacturer & safety

Safety information

Not a toy.
Not suitable for children under 14 years.
Contains small parts and sharp components.
Supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Assembly required.
Glue and paints not included.

Manufacturer

Hornby Italia SRL
Viale dei Caduti 52/A6
25030 Castel Mella (BS)
Italien