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Sopwith Triplane
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | Sopwith Aviation
Company |
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| Prototype first flight | 28 May 1916 |
Introduction | December 1916 |
| Production | 147 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 5.73 m |
Empty Weight | 500 kg |
| Wingspan | 8 m |
Loaded Weight | 700 kg |
| Height | 3.2 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 21.46 m² |
Wing loading | 29.92 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1-2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
MG * |
Ammunition Carried
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? |
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| Other Armament | - |
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(*) fired forward through the propeller by means of a gun synchronizer
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Clerget 9B |
Type & Displacement | 9-cyl air-cooled rotary piston,
16.29L |
| Horsepower | 130 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 185.71 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 87 L
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 187 km/h
at 1830 m |
Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
| Rate of Climb | 6.1 m/s |
Service Ceiling | 6250 m |
| Range | 516 km |
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(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | militaryfactory.com | - |
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