Sopwith Tractor Biplane
Sopwith Tractor Biplane | |
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Role | Reconnaissance |
Manufacturer | Sopwith |
First flight | 1913 |
Primary user | U.K. (RFC/RAF) |
Engine | 80hp Gnome rotary |
Armament | none |
Crew | 2 |
Max Speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) [1] |
Climb | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) in 15:00 [1] |
Ceiling | 3,900 m (12,900 ft) [1] |
The Sopwith Tractor Biplane was a 1913 three-seat design with horizontal skids with a small wheel at the front and twin tail skids. Both the RNAS and RFC bought a handful, reconfigured as two-seaters, and the RNAS had six on hand when the war started. Two RNAS planes went to France but only lasted a short time, and a few were used at Great Yarmouth RNAS Station. [1]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Sopwith Three-seater.
References
- Bibliography
- J.M. Bruce. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. Great Britain: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957, 1969. ISBN 0370000382