Sopwith B.1 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

April 1917

B.1:

1 - Sopwith

B.2:

1 - Sopwith

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith B.1

Type:

Single seat bomber

Wing:

Two bay, unstaggered biplane with equal span, unswept wings. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Wired 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 200 hp Hispano-Suiza engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit under the upper wing

Armament:

Bomb bay for 9 50 lb bombs behind the pilot

Span:

38 ft 6 in

Length:

27 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

460 sq ft

Empty:

1,700 lb

Max:

3,050 lb

Max Speed:

110 mph at 10,000 ft

Climb:

16 min 25 sec to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

17,000 ft

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