RE.8 Gallery

  • Front cockpit Points of note: Morse Key mounted on the right of the instrument panel
    Front cockpit Points of note:
    • Morse Key mounted on the right of the instrument panel
  • Rear cockpit
    Rear cockpit
  • Flying controls Points of note.
    Flying controls Points of note.
  • Evolution of the Interrupter Gear fitted to the RE8 The Vickers system used mechanical linkage, while the Constantinesco was a hydraulic system.
    Evolution of the Interrupter Gear fitted to the RE8 The Vickers system used mechanical linkage, while the Constantinesco was a hydraulic system.
  • Image courtesy of Aero Illustration
    Image courtesy of Aero Illustration
  • Wood components fabricated from original RAF drawings.
    Wood components fabricated from original RAF drawings.
  • Aft section of fuselage being laid out
    Aft section of fuselage being laid out
  • Mid fuselage section trial fit prior to varnishing and painting metal fittings
    Mid fuselage section trial fit prior to varnishing and painting metal fittings
  • Parts begining to look like an airplane fuselage
    Parts begining to look like an airplane fuselage
  • Checking fit of complex fuselage fittings
    Checking fit of complex fuselage fittings
  • Detail of forward lower crossmember and fittings
    Detail of forward lower crossmember and fittings
  • Ash lower longerons and mid fuselage metal fittings installed to begin fuselage assembly.
    Ash lower longerons and mid fuselage metal fittings installed to begin fuselage assembly.
  • Mid fuselage section nearly complete with pilots seat bearers installed.
    Mid fuselage section nearly complete with pilots seat bearers installed.
  • Detail of forward lower fittings after painting and installation of hardware.
    Detail of forward lower fittings after painting and installation of hardware.
  • Ash engine bearers installed on fuselage section
    Ash engine bearers installed on fuselage section
  • Engine bearer bracketry installed and aft fuselage structure added. This nearly completes the entire fuselage.
    Engine bearer bracketry installed and aft fuselage structure added. This nearly completes the entire fuselage.
  • Murray Hunter completing wire bracing and truing up fuselage.
    Murray Hunter completing wire bracing and truing up fuselage.
  • Gun detail
    Gun detail
  • Landing gear and flying wire fitting detail
    Landing gear and flying wire fitting detail
  • Fuselage assembly details
    Fuselage assembly details
  • Gene DeMarco applying PC10 color to linen fabric note fabric details and lacing to allow the covering to be removed or opened
    Gene DeMarco applying PC10 color to linen fabric note fabric details and lacing to allow the covering to be removed or opened
  • Attaching fabric to fuselage longerons
    Attaching fabric to fuselage longerons
  • Graham Gilliver applying reinforcing tapes
    Graham Gilliver applying reinforcing tapes
  • Fuselage covering detail
    Fuselage covering detail
  • Brett Larsen adding the Bristish roundels to the underside of the wing
    Brett Larsen adding the Bristish roundels to the underside of the wing
  • Plywood Turtledeck installed and tailskid assembly completed. Internal wire bracing installed and Vickers gun mount added.
    Plywood Turtledeck installed and tailskid assembly completed. Internal wire bracing installed and Vickers gun mount added.
  • Detail of Vickers gun mount floor installed trial fit empennage.
    Detail of Vickers gun mount floor installed trial fit empennage.
  • Cabane struts fuel tank and center section installed.
    Cabane struts fuel tank and center section installed.
  • Center section detail linen covering applied.
    Center section detail linen covering applied.
  • Chris Higson trueing up tailgroup
    Chris Higson trueing up tailgroup
  • Fitting tailplane
    Fitting tailplane
  • Assembled airframe on workshop floor
    Assembled airframe on workshop floor
  • First test fit of lower wing panel.
    First test fit of lower wing panel.
  • RE8 fuselage covered and ready for engine bearers to be installed, note oil tank
    RE8 fuselage covered and ready for engine bearers to be installed, note oil tank
  • Replica Vickers Gun mount detail
    Replica Vickers Gun mount detail
  • Replica Lewis guns installed on dual yoke Scarff ring mount complete with Norman vane sight
    Replica Lewis guns installed on dual yoke Scarff ring mount complete with Norman vane sight
  • Bomb aiming sight
    Bomb aiming sight
  • Step and covering Detail, note bomb aiming sight
    Step and covering Detail, note bomb aiming sight
  • Finishing details being applied SE.5a in background
    Finishing details being applied SE.5a in background
  • Nearly complete aircraft engine being installed exhaust system being fabricated.
    Nearly complete aircraft engine being installed exhaust system being fabricated.
  • Engine cowlings fabricated and prop installed.
    Engine cowlings fabricated and prop installed.
  • Pilots area details showing hand air pump ammo box control stick and constantinesco pump.
    Pilots area details showing hand air pump ammo box control stick and constantinesco pump.
  • Cockpit detail showing elevator trim wheel wicker seat reproduction ammo box leather seat cushion constantinesco gear pump a
    Cockpit detail showing elevator trim wheel wicker seat reproduction ammo box leather seat cushion constantinesco gear pump a
  • View looking aft inside fuselage showing wire bracing linen covering and gunners seat.
    View looking aft inside fuselage showing wire bracing linen covering and gunners seat.
  • Instrument panel detail
    Instrument panel detail
  • Cockpit Detail
    Cockpit Detail
  • 2 planes on shop floor
    2 planes on shop floor
  • Finished detail
    Finished detail
  • The RE8's size is very impressive
    The RE8's size is very impressive
  • Completed aircraft not instrument details cockpit plumbing aldis sight bomb sight and replica Lewis gun.
    Completed aircraft not instrument details cockpit plumbing aldis sight bomb sight and replica Lewis gun.
  • RAF RE8 Completed
    RAF RE8 Completed
  • Cockpit detail and gunner in position
    Cockpit detail and gunner in position
  • War-weary Re8 being serviced
    War-weary Re8 being serviced
  • On display at the Aviation Heritage Centre Omaka
    On display at the Aviation Heritage Centre Omaka