30 May 1914

The B.E.2c was the result of research by Edward T. Busk intended to provide an inherently stable aeroplane. The first example, a converted B.E.2b, flew on 30 May 1914 with Busk at the controls. The B.E.2c used the same fuselage as the B.E.2b, but was really a new type, being fitted with new wings of different plan form, increased dihedral, ailerons and forward stagger, and a new tailplane.