Year: 1917
Engine: Hispano-Suiza
Wingspan: 26 ' 7"
Top Speed: 121 mph (194 km/hr)
Gr. Weight: 1953 lbs (886 kg)
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
The arrival of the S.E.5 fighter in early 1917 helped to turn the tide of the air war in favor of the Allies. Its stability and strength combined with maneuverability and fire power helped to turn adequate pilots into deadly, aerial aces. Hundreds of British, and even a few Americans, would become aces while at the controls of the fast, and responsive S.E.5 and later S.E.5a models.