Sopwith Atlantic Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
February 1919 |
Atlantic: |
1 - Sopwith Aviation Co |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Sopwith Atlantic |
Type: |
Long range aircraft for transatlantic flight |
Wing: |
Two bay biplane, unstaggered, unswept and equal span. Fabric covered. Ailerons on upper and lower wings |
Fuselage: |
Flat sided fuselage mounted on lower wing. Covered in fabric |
Tail Unit: |
Wired braced tailplane with split elevator. Single rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Cross axle type supported on V struts attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 350hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII in the nose driving a four bladed propeller |
Accommodation: |
Crew of two in open cockpit behind the upper wing |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
46 ft 6 in |
Length: |
32 ft 0 in |
Height: |
Unknown |
Wing Area: |
547 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
3,000 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
118 mph |
Ceiling: |
13,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.airforce.dnd.ca/equip/historical/atlanticlst_e.asp |