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This is Robert's 25th year in business and the SE 5A is his 25th aircraft design. Robert has build a number of WW I replica aircraft over the years. Many including this SE 5A have gone on to star in movies including "Amelia" and "Flyboys".

The SE 5A was also order for a movie which will be shot in the Arizona desert, but based on action that happened in Europe.

The SE 5A kit takes about 450 hours to construct, with all of the welding done by the factory. The original SE 5A was powered by an eight cylinder engine, and the plane weighed in at over 1400 lbs. Robert's SE 5A replica come in at about half that weight and is powered by a four cylinder VW engine using a reduction drive. These powerplants are produced by Valley Engineering.

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
• The S.E.5 (Scout Experimental 5) was Designed by by the Royal Aircraft Factory in Farnborough.
• It was built around the new 150 HP Hispano Suiza engine.
• The first prototype flew on 22 Nov 1916.
• The S.E.5a was known in service as an exceptionaly strong aircraft with very good lateral control at low speeds. The S.E.5a was inherently stable making it an excellent gunnery platform while being quite maneurverable. While not as agile as the Camel in a tight dog fight it was much easier to fly particulary for novice pilots.
• In total 5,265 Se5's were built by six manufactures 38 of these Austin built S.E.5a were assigned to the American Expeditionary Force with the 25th Aero Squadron.

Airframe Specification
• Wingspan 26'7''
• Length 20'11''
• Height 9'6''
• Cockpit width 28''
• Empty weight 682 LBS
• Useful load 300 LBS
Wing area 244 Sq. Ft
• Wing loading 3.78 LBS/Sq. Ft
• Power to weight ratio: 8.9 LBS/Hp

Performance Specification
• Stall speed 30 Mph
• Cruise speed 75 Mph
• Top speed 90 Mph
• Rate of climb 960 Fpm

Powerplants
• Horse power range: 85 110 Hp
• Engine options:
VW 2180 Cc with redrive Or Geo Tracker
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