Sopwith Dolphin Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

22 May 1917

Dolphin:

1100 - Sopwith 300 - Darracq 239 - Hooper

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin

Type:

Single seat fighting scout

Wing:

Two bay biplane with equal span, unswept, reverse 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 strutss attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 200 hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ba engine mounted in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit beneath cutout in upper wing

Armament:

Two fixed Vickers guns and one Lewis gun. Up to four 25 lb bombs

Span:

32 ft 6 in

Length:

22 ft 3 in

Height:

8 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

263.25 sq ft

Empty:

1,350 lb

Loaded:

1,880 lb

Max Speed:

123.5 mph at 10,000 ft

Climb:

5 min 30 sec to 6,500 ft

Service Ceiling:

21,500 ft

Endurance:

2.25 hr

Preserved in British Museums

Dolphin Replica:

D5329 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford - Restoration

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