Sopwith Bulldog Aircraft

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

Span:

34 ft 6 in

Length:

23 ft

Height:

8 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

335 sq ft

Empty:

1,441 lb

Loaded:

2,495 lb

Max Speed:

109 mph

Service Ceiling:

15,000 ft

Endurance:

2 hours

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