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Description
| Manufacturer: | Sopwith | |
| Base model: | F.1 | |
| Designation: | F.1 | |
| Nickname: | Camel | |
| Basic role: | Fighter (UK) | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
Specifications
| Length: | 18' 9" | 5.7 m | |
| Height: | 8' 6" | 2.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 28' | 8.5 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 1,481 lb | 672 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 1,482 lb | 672 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Clerget rotary | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 130 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 300 miles | 483 km | |
| Max Speed: | 112 mph | 180 km/h | 97 kt |
| Ceiling: | 21,000 ft | 6,400 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Canadian Museum of Flight & Transportation | Surrey | British Columbia |
| Cavanaugh Flight Museum | Addison | Texas |
| Champlin Fighter Museum | Mesa | Arizona |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
F.1 on display
Cavanaugh Flight Museum | Champlin Fighter Museum | United States Army Aviation Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| bob mobile, AL | anyone know where i can get parts for the 1/8 model 01/23/2008 @ 14:23 [ref: 19410] |
| David Hatcher Enterprise, AL | The Army Aviation Museum staff has told me that the Sopwith Camel on display is a "composite" aircraft. That is, it is made of parts collected over the years from different sources but all are authentic Sopwith Camel parts. Of course it would be impossible to maintain 100% original parts on any aircraft, let alone a WW1 fighter.
Note the whimsical "Snoopy" in the cockpit! dahat001@aol.com 11/28/2007 @ 04:29 [ref: 18696] |
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| James H. White Washington, MI | There is also a display of the Camel in the Naval Aviation museum in Pensacola Florida (Home of the Blue Angels). Also displayed, is a Fokker D.VII, one of the foes of pilots of the Camel. I met LeClair Bissell, daughter of Clayton Bissell who gave me a lot of insight into her father who was a WWI ace, pilot of a Camel, who later became special assisstant to Billy Mitchell, Commander of the 10th Air Force and nemisis of Claire Chenault of the famous Flying Tigers (AVG). Any information that anyone can offer on this bit of history would be greatly appreciated. 12/16/2006 @ 16:25 [ref: 15021] |
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| nate Young Elgin, IL | thanks I'm using this site t help me with my report at scool. Now i have a lot and i should pass with flying colors. 02/15/2006 @ 08:53 [ref: 12503] |
| Jeffrey Cheshire, CT | Hi i just finished makeing a model of the sopwith camel F.1 and it was a little challenging but when i finished it is really eye appealing and is a good replica of the pictures and of the real plane. I arrived at this site becasue i am now making a biography for the plane. This is a very good site that has a lot of facts about the camel. Thank you i just wanted to express my thoughts. 08/12/2005 @ 10:25 [ref: 10978] |
| Jeffrey Cheshire, CT | Hi i just finished makeing a model of the sopwith camel F.1 and it was a little challenging but when i finished it is really eye appealing and is a good replica of the pictures and of the real plane. I arrived at this site becasue i am now making a biography for the plane. This is a very good site that has a lot of facts about the camel. Thank you i just wanted to express my thoughts. 08/12/2005 @ 10:25 [ref: 10977] |
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