Sopwith Schneider and Baby Aircraft
Baby, Yeovilton | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Sopwith Aviation Co |
First Flight: |
February 1915 |
Schneider: |
136 - Sopwith |
Baby: |
100 - Sopwith 186 - Blackburn |
Hamble Baby: |
130 - George Parnall & Co Ltd 50 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Sopwith Baby |
Type: |
Single seat scout and bombing seaplane |
Wing: |
Single bay biplane with unswept, equal span, staggered wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage mounted on lower wing and is of wooden structure with fabric covering |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane with split elevator. Single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Twin main floats under forward fuselage with single tail float |
Power Plant: |
One 110 hp Clerget rotary engine in the nose driving a two blade wooden propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit under the upper wing |
Armament: |
One Lewis machine gun and provision for two 65 lb bombs |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
25 ft 8 in |
Length: |
23 ft |
Height: |
10 ft |
Wing Area: |
240 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
1,226 lb |
Loaded: |
1,715 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
100 mph at sea level |
Climb: |
35 min to 10,000 ft |
Endurance: |
2.25 hr |
Preserved in British Museums | |
Baby: |
N2078 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Display |
Baby Replica: |
Unmarked - Land's End, Land's End - Display |
Web Sites | |
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2002/september/galleria/Baby.htm |