A AIRCRAFT FACTORY

Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, near Alders hot. For a long time this establishment had been engaged in dirigible construction and repairs. In 1911 it was decided to expand it in connection with the Royal Flying Corps. Its precise functions are somewhat uncertain. Its nominal main purpose is the repair, etc., of Service Aircraft. During 1912, however, it turned out several machines to a design of its own, known as the "B.E." This design was at one time regarded as confidential; but subsequently duplicates were built by private contractors, and the design illustrated below, published by the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. IMG:4965555019825936185_ill_054.jpg:B.E. type. R.A.F. Uniform Aeroplane Scale B.E. type. R.A.F. Uniform Aeroplane Scale