Sopwith Snipe Aircraft

Snipe Replica, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

October 1917

Snipe:

604 - Sopwith 395 - Boulton & Paul Ltd 110 - Coventry Ordnance Works 30 - Kingsbury Aviation 135 - Napier & Son 100 - Nieuport & General Aircraft Co 153 - Portholme Aerodrome Ltd 570 - Rushton Proctor & Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith 7F1 Snipe

Type:

Single seat fighter designed as a private venture

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unswept, equal span, staggered wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing of wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with split elevator. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type supported on V struts attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 230 hp Bentley B.R.2 rotary engine in the nose driving a two blade wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit behind the upper wing

Armament:

Two forward firing Vickers machine guns mounted above the engine

Span:

31 ft 1 in

Length:

19 ft 2 in

Height:

9 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

274 sq ft

Empty:

1,305 lb

Maximum:

2,015 lb

Max Speed:

121 mph at 10,000 ft

Climb:

9 min 25 sec to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

20,000 ft

Endurance:

3 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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