Bristol F.2 Fighter

what is it?

The Bristol F.2 Fighter is a British First World War two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed by Frank Barnwell at the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company later known as the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often called the Bristol Fighter, "Brisfit" or "Biff". Although the type was intended as a replacement for the pre-war Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c reconnaissance aircraft, the new Rolls-Royce Falcon V12 engine gave it the performance of a fighter.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 198 km/htop speed
• range 590 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,471 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5,329made 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 12 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

1916-09-09

retired

1930

status

retired

number built

5,329

role

biplane fighter aircraft

makers

Bristol Aeroplane Company, Fábrica Argentina de Aviones

engines

1× Rolls-Royce Falcon III / Falcon

crew

2

length

7.9 m

wingspan

12 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

1,471 kg

top speed

198 km/h

range

590 km

ceiling

5,486 m

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