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The Sopwith Camel was a United Kingdom World War I single-seat fighter biplane.

Name:

Sopwith F.1 Camel

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Country:

United Kingdom

Type:

Biplane Fighter

Crew:
Maiden flight:
Produced:
Manufacturer:

1
May 1917
5734
Sopwith Aviation Company

Designed by:

Louis Béchereau

Australian Flying Corps Units:

Belgian Air Service Units:

1ère, 9me, 11me

Royal Air Force Units:

139, 150, 151, 201, 203, 204, 208, 209, 210, 213

Royal Flying Corps Units:

3, 28, 37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 60, 61, 65, 66, 70, 71, 73, 80

Royal Naval Air Service Units:

1N, 3N, 4N, 6N, 8N, 9N, 10N, 11N, 12N, 13N

Units United States Air Service Units:

17th, 41st, 148th

Operators:

Australia, Australian Flying Corps
Belgium, Belgian Air Force
Canada, Royal Canadian Air Force
Estonia, Estonian Air Force
Greece, Hellenic Air Force
Latvia, Latvian Air Force
Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Poland, Polish Air Force
Sweden, Swedish Air Force
United Kingdom, Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force

Sopwith F.1 Camel General characteristics

Length:

18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)

Wingspan:

26 ft 11 in (8.53 m)

Height:

8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)

Wing area:

2231 ft² (21.46 m²)

Empty weight:

930 lb (420 kg)

Loaded weight:

1,455 lb (660 kg)

Engine(s):

130 hp Clerget 9B Rotary (standard powerplant)
140 hp Clerget 9Bf Rotary
110 hp Le Rhone 9J Rotary
150 hp Bentley BR1 rotary (gave best performance - standard for R.N.A.S. machines)
100 hp Gnome Monosoupape 9B-2 Rotary
150 hp Gnome Monosoupape 9N Rotary

Sopwith F.1 Camel Performance

Maximum speed:

115 mph (185 km/h)

Range:

300 mi ferry (485 km)

Service ceiling:

21,000 ft (6,400 m)

Rate of climb:

1,085 ft/min (5.5 m/s)

Endurance:

2.5 hours

Sopwith F.1 Camel Armament

Guns:

2 Vickers .303 machine guns (F.1)
1 Vickers .303 and 1 Lewis .303 machine guns
or 2 Lewis .303 machine guns (2F.1)

Sopwith F.1 Camel Variants

Variants:

Sopwith Camel F.1
Sopwith Camel 2F.1
Sopwith Camel 'Comic' Nightfighter
F.1/1
T.F.1(Trench Fighter)

Sopwith F.1 Camel Profiles

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