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In service the F.K.8 (nicknamed the "Big Ack") proved to be effective and dependable, being used for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, ground-attack, contact-patrol and day and night bombing. It was reputedly easier to fly than the R.E.8 and was sturdier but its performance was even more pedestrian
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The type had several teething troubles: the oleo undercarriage was unable to withstand rough use on the front line airfields, tail skids frequently broke and the original radiators blocked up quickly. Following instructions issued on 30 April 1917, some F.K.8s were refitted with simplified
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One F.K.8 was purchased by a pilot named Sydney Stewart in the early 1920s, who took the aircraft to Buenos Aires and gave flying lessons. There he met Francisco Cusmanich, a Paraguayan pilot. Stewart and Cusmanich offered their services to the Paraguayan government during the
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arrived in France and some early production F.K.8s may have used the Arsiad interrupter gear instead. The Armstrong Whitworth mechanism (like other early mechanical synchronising systems) proved unreliable and was later replaced by the
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types. While the pilot and observer were placed reasonably close together, communication between the two lacked the "tap on the shoulder" intimacy of the Bristol Fighter (or the R.E.8 for that matter).
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engine. Unfortunately the engine was unsatisfactory and this version of the Bristol never saw service. Like the R.E.8, the F.K.8 was quickly discarded with the end of the war – the last squadron,
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Sapienza, Antonio Luis (April 1999). "Le role de aviation lors de la révolution de 1922 au Paraguay" [The Role of Aircraft during the 1922 Paraguayan Revolution].
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seems to have been the name of a reconnaissance version of the F.K.8 but it may have been no more than a project. A total of 1,650 of the standard F.K.8 were built.
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featured a long, pointed horn-balance. The type was fitted with basic dual controls for the observer to control the aircraft if the pilot became incapacitated.
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and for home defence, proving more popular in service than its better known contemporary the R.E.8. The F.K.8 was principally used for corps
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was an unknown quantity, it was decided that fifty of the Armstrong Whitworth design, renamed the F.K.8., would be ordered for the RFC.
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With the R.E.8, the F.K.8 was scheduled to be replaced for corps reconnaissance by a version of the Bristol Fighter with a
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Andersson, Lennart (July–August 2004). "Wings Over the Desert: Aviation on the Arabian Peninsula: Part One Saudi Arabia".
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Late production F.K.8 showing modified undercarriage, cowling, and radiators, as well as the final long exhausts
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In 1918 operators in aircraft Nos. 5082 & 5117, under the charge of Captain Tate, R.A.F.,
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Eight aircraft were civil-registered after the war with two aircraft being used in
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Late Model F.K.8 with small radiators, streamlined nose, and vee-undercarriage.
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Early production F.K.8 showing original undercarriage, cowling and radiators
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until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge.
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Prins, François (Spring 1994). "Pioneering Spirit: The QANTAS Story".
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by the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (later
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The production aircraft were identical in most respects to
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and wings, and was powered by a 160 hp (110 kW)
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Taylor, John W. R. (1969). "Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8.".
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The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing)
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50 imp gal (60 US gal; 230 L)
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Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the present
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shock absorbers and the observer was equipped with a
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95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn) at sea level
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Retrieved: 23 April 2009. 993: 991: 2130: 2116: 1341: 1327: 860: 205:mounting for a .303 in (7.7 mm) 1142: 1083: 1003: 664: 154: 988: 771:15.4 min to 6,500 ft (2,000 m) 302: 265: 215: 159:The aircraft, originally designated the 1240:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913 1089: 738:water-cooled six-cylinder inline engine 672:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913 560:Headquarters Communication Squadron RFC 135:was a British two-seat general-purpose 2458: 2137: 1237: 1218: 1126: 1120: 1071: 902: 298: 2111: 1322: 1204:. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1199: 1161: 1114: 1016: 997: 965: 953: 941: 929: 917: 890: 871: 453: 357:, on 27 March 1918 and the second by 346:were won by pilots of F.K.8s; one by 1047:"La Guerra Civil Parguaya 1922–1923" 1183:Aircraft of the Chaco War 1928–1935 1044: 704:10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) 698:43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) 239:on 16 June. Because its rival, the 13: 1257: 692:31 ft 5 in (9.58 m) 426: 270:The cockpit placement of the F.K.8 14: 2517: 794:and 1 × flexibly mounted .303 in 2496:Military aircraft of World War I 1268:. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1149:. No. 112. pp. 39–43. 505: 483: 460: 433: 405: 29: 2476:Single-engined tractor aircraft 1289:. No. 53. pp. 24–32. 1136: 1051:Historia y Arqueologia Marítima 1038: 1022: 710:540 sq ft (50 m) 1166:. London: Putnam and Company. 959: 947: 935: 923: 896: 1: 2486:1910s British bomber aircraft 2287:Nationale Vliegtuig Industrie 1202:The British Bomber Since 1914 765:13,000 ft (4,000 m) 722:2,811 lb (1,275 kg) 418:, then Qantas Airways Ltd.). 173:Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c 2506:Aircraft first flown in 1916 2466:Armstrong Whitworth aircraft 1350:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft 1096:Hagedorn & Sapienza 1997 966:Bruce, J. M. (15 May 1953). 841:Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 836:Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 658:1 Training Depot Station RFC 421: 362:Ferdinand Maurice Felix West 331:but was also used for light 241:Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 7: 807: 803:up to 260 lb (118 kg) bombs 716:1,916 lb (869 kg) 252:gun synchronising mechanism 10: 2522: 1200:Mason, Francis K. (1994). 787:1 × fixed, forward firing 2331:N.V. 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London: Ian Allan. 1162:Bruce, J. M. (1982). 1053:. Fundación Histarmar 1030:"Paraguay Air Force." 306: 269: 233:Central Flying School 219: 2154:Koolhoven Heidevogel 1444:Post-First World War 384:No. 150 Squadron RAF 277:Bristol F.2 Fighters 2164:Armstrong Whitworth 1117:, pp. 103, 105 1045:English, Adrian J. 813:Related development 792:Vickers machine gun 368:on 10 August 1918. 299:Operational history 261:Constantinescu gear 224:The first example, 169:Frederick Koolhoven 141:Armstrong Whitworth 77:Frederick Koolhoven 66:Armstrong Whitworth 41:General information 2471:Koolhoven aircraft 1242:. London: Putnam. 944:, pp. 102–103 893:, pp. 100–101 520:Royal Flying Corps 454:Military operators 392:Revolution of 1922 366:No. 8 Squadron RAF 355:No. 2 Squadron RFC 351:Alan Arnett McLeod 309: 272: 230:Royal Flying Corps 222: 167:aircraft designer 163:, was designed by 88:Royal Flying Corps 2453: 2452: 2105: 2104: 2101: 2100: 1910:Army co-operation 1714: 1713: 968:"F.E. and B.A.T." 769:Time to altitude: 348:Second Lieutenant 207:Lewis machine gun 129: 128: 2513: 2262:F.K.25 Basilisk 2132: 2125: 2118: 2109: 2108: 1917:Atlas/Ajax/Aries 1844: 1843: 1365: 1364: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1320: 1319: 1315: 1298: 1279: 1253: 1234: 1215: 1196: 1177: 1158: 1130: 1124: 1118: 1112: 1099: 1093: 1087: 1086:, pp. 39–40 1081: 1075: 1074:, pp. 67–68 1069: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1042: 1036: 1026: 1020: 1014: 1001: 995: 986: 985: 983: 981: 970:Correspondence. 963: 957: 951: 945: 939: 933: 927: 921: 915: 906: 900: 894: 888: 875: 869: 779: 763:Service ceiling: 746: 736:Beardmore 160 hp 679: 618:142 Squadron 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Index


Bomber
Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer
Armstrong Whitworth
Frederick Koolhoven
Royal Flying Corps
Qantas
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.7
biplane
Armstrong Whitworth
First World War
R.E.8
Dutch
Frederick Koolhoven
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3
fuselage
Beardmore
water-cooled
engine
undercarriage
oleo
Scarff ring
Lewis machine gun
rudder

Royal Flying Corps
Central Flying School
Upavon

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