Sopwith Spinning Jenny
| Sopwith Spinning Jenny | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter/Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Sopwith |
| Primary user |  U.K. (RNAS)
|
| Number built | 24 [1] |
| Engine | 100hp Gnome rotary |
| Crew | 2 |
| Max Speed | 111 km/h (69 mph) [1] |
| Climb | 910 m (3,000 ft) in 20:00 [1] |
| Service Ceiling | 910 m (3,000 ft) [1] |
| Endurance | 3:30 [1] |
The Sopwith Two-Seater Scout or Spinning Jenny was a landplane version of the Sopwith Type 807 with equal-span wings. About twenty-four were delivered to the RNAS. It was intended as an anti-airship fighter, but the fact that its ceiling was three thousand feet when fully loaded, and its makeshift collection of light weaponry, made it unlikely to achieve success. They had a proclivity to enter a spin, and in those days few pilots knew how to recover. The Spinning Jennys were probably all withdrawn by the end of 1915. [1]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Sopwith Two-Seat Scout.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- J.M. Bruce. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. Great Britain: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957, 1969. ISBN 0370000382