MODEL MAKING – ALL AIRCRAFT TYPES THAT FLEW IN WORLD WAR 1 John Preedy About 3 and a half years ago I took on the challenge of making all the aircraft types that flew in WW1 to the scale of 1/72. These cover all those of the Countries of the Allies and the Central Powers. At the time of starting I though the total amounted to some 180 models. Since that time I have found many more and my current estimate of the full number is more than 500. Pre…
Day: August 9, 2021
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
Royal Aircraft Factory RE7 The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7 was a British two-seat light bomber and reconnaissance biplane designed by the Royal Aircraft Factory and built under contracts for the Royal Flying Corps. The designation R.E. = Reconnaissance Experimental (two-seat machines) The R.E.7 was designed to carry heavy loads and also suitable for escort and reconnaissance duties. It was an-unequal span biplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear and powered by a nose-mounted 120 hp Beardmore engine driving a four-bladed propeller. The aircraft was built by a number of different…