Royal Aircraft Factory A.E.2

A.E.2
Role	Ground attack aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Royal Aircraft Factory
Status	design study only
Number built	none

The Royal Aircraft Factory A.E.2 (Armed or Armoured Experimental) was a proposed British armoured ground attack aircraft of the First World War.

Design[]

The A.E.2m conceived in 1917, was intended to be an armoured nacelle tractor biplane design. The wingspan of the aircraft would have been 42 feet 7 inches. However, the design never entered the hardware phase.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ "Royal Aircraft Factory designations". www.secretprojects.co.uk.
^ Stemp, P.D., 2011. Kites, Birds & Stuff - The Royal Aircraft Factory + Inflatables.

[1] "Royal Aircraft Factory designations". www.secretprojects.co.uk.

[2] Stemp, P.D., 2011. Kites, Birds & Stuff - The Royal Aircraft Factory + Inflatables.

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v t Royal Aircraft Factory (R.A.F.) aircraft
Armoured Experimental	A.E.1 A.E.2 A.E.3
Blériot Experimental	B.E.1 B.E.2 B.E.3 B.E.4 B.E.5 B.E.6 B.E.7 B.E.8 B.E.9 B.E.10 B.E.12
Blériot Scout	B.S.1 B.S.2
Coastal Experimental	C.E.1
Farman Experimental Fighting Experimental	F.E.1 F.E.2 (1) F.E.2 (2) F.E.2 (3) F.E.3 F.E.4 F.E.6 F.E.7 F.E.8 F.E.9 F.E.10 F.E.12
Night Experimental	N.E.1
Reconnaissance Experimental	R.E.1 R.E.2 H.R.E.2 H.R.E.3 R.E.5 R.E.7 R.E.8 R.E.9
Santos Experimental Scout Experimental	S.E.1 S.E.2 S.E.3 S.E.4 S.E.4a S.E.5 S.E.5a S.E.6 S.E.7
Tatin Experimental
Airships	Nulli Secundis Baby/Beta
Nicknames	Farnborough Ram Goldfish Harry Tate