Sopwith Bulldog Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Sopwith Aviation Co |
First Flight: |
Late 1917 |
Bulldog: |
3 - Sopwith |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Sopwith 2FR2 Bulldog |
Type: |
Fighter-reconnaissance biplane built as private venture |
Wing: |
Single bay biplane with equal span, unswept, staggered wings of wooden structure. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Box section fuselage with faired top decking mounted on lower wing |
Tail Unit: |
Wire braced tailplane with split elevator. Single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Crossaxle type undercarriage mounted on V struts attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 200 hp Clerget 11EB engine mounted in the nose driving a two bladed propeller |
Accommodation: |
Open cockpit for pilot beneath upper wing cutout. Gunner in open cockpit behind wing |
Armament: |
Two fixed forward firing Vickers guns and two Lewis guns for gunner |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
34 ft 6 in |
Length: |
23 ft |
Height: |
8 ft 6 in |
Wing Area: |
335 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
1,441 lb |
Loaded: |
2,495 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
109 mph |
Service Ceiling: |
15,000 ft |
Endurance: |
2 hours |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/sopwith_bulldog.html |