Royal Aircraft Factory

Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5

Reconnaissance bomber

  • First flight1914
  • Introduction1914
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built24
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2 (pilot, observer/gunner)
Length
7.98 m (26 ft 2 in)
Wingspan
13.57 m (44 ft 6 in)
Height
2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
126 km/h (78 mph)
Range
2,000 km
Service ceiling
10,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Austro-Daimler piston engine (120 hp / 89 kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 57 mm (2.24 in) Ho-401 cannon—replaced in the 102a with a 37 mm (1.46 in) Ho-204 cannon, deleted in the 102 C, 2 × 20 mm Ho-5 cannon in the belly—replaced in the 102 C with 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon in the package, plus oblique-firing 2 × 20 mm cannon, 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Ho-103 machine gun (deleted in the Ki-102a and Ki-102); Bombs: 2 × 200 L (53 US gal) drop tanks; or, 2 × 250 kg (551 lb) bombs or, 1 × Kawasaki Igo-1b guided missile