Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

what is it?

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 13.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 153 km/htop speed
• size 1,275 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,650made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1916-05

number built

1,650

role

bomber/reconnaissance aircraft

makers

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft

engines

1× Beardmore 160 hp / Lorraine-Dietrich / RAF 4a

crew

2

length

9.6 m

wingspan

13.3 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,275 kg

top speed

153 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,962 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.