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The Sopwith
Camel evolved from the Sopwith Pup and was
conventionally wire-braced with fabric/wooden
wings. The fuselage was a wire-braced wooden box
that was covered with light alloy on the front,
plywood on the cockpit, and the back of the
plane was covered with fabric. It had a twin
synchronized 7,7 mm machine gun and was
generally powered by a 130 hp Clerget 9B engine,
a 150 hp Bentley B.R.1 or the 110 hp Le Rhône
engine. |
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Developing Nation: |
United Kingdom. |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
Sopwith. |
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Task: |
Fighter. |
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First Flight: |
December 22,
1916. |
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First Delivery: |
May 1917 (F.1
Camel).
Autumn 1917
(Shipboard version 2F.1 Camel). |
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First
Operational: |
May 1917. |
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Sopwith F.1 Camel |
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Crew: |
1. |
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Wing Span: |
8,53 m. |
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Wing Area: |
21,46 m². |
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Length: |
5,71 m. |
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Height: |
2,59 m. |
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Engine (s): |
Clerget 9B with
130 hp. |
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Weight: |
421 kg. |
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Max. Take off weight: |
659 kg. |
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Max. Speed: |
185 Km/h at 1.980
m. |
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Endurance: |
2,5 hours. |
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Weapons: |
twin synchronized
7,7 mm machine guns. |
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Sopwith 2F.1
Camel (Shipboard version) |
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Crew: |
1. |
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Wing Span: |
8,20 m. |
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Wing Area: |
20,53 m². |
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Length: |
5,69 m. |
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Height: |
2,77 m. |
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Engine (s): |
Bentley B.R.1
with 150 hp. |
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Weight: |
470 kg. |
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Max. Take off
weight: |
694 kg. |
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Max. Speed: |
196 Km/h. |
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Endurance: |
? |
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Weapons: |
- 1x synchronized
7,7 mm machine gun.
- 1x 7,7 mm
machine gun (on top wing). |
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Countries where
the Camel was in service (in total 5.597
ordered, and 5.490 delivered) : |
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Austria-Hungary
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Australia |
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Belgium |
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Canada |
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Denmark |
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Estonia |
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France |
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Great Britain |
2.519 x F.1
129 x 2F.1 |
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Latvia |
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Netherlands |
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Poland |
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