Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Royal Aircraft Factory BE.8 Twin-Seat, Single-Engine Aircraft.
1 x Gnome 7 Lambda 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine developing 80 horsepower driving two-bladed wooden propeller (fixed pitch) at the nose.
Propulsion
68 mph
110 kph | 59 kts
Max Speed
9,843 ft
3,000 m | 2 miles
Service Ceiling
103 miles
165 km | 89 nm
Operational Range
300 ft/min
91 m/min
Rate-of-Climb