Sopwith Gordon Bennett Racer Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
October 1914 |
Gordon Bennett Racer: |
2 - Sopwith |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Sopwith Gordon Bennett Racer |
Type: |
Aircraft to designed to compete in Gordon Bennett Cup |
Wing: |
Single bay biplane. Unswept, unstaggered and equal span. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Lateral control by wing warping |
Fuselage: |
Wooden girder structure with fabric covering mounted on lower wing |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane with split elevators with single rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Landing gear has twin wheels on cross axle carried on Vee struts. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 80 hp Gnome seven-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine in the nose driving a two-blade propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit under upper wing |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
Unknown |
Length: |
Unknown |
Height: |
Unknown |
Wing Area: |
Unknown |
Weights | |
Empty: |
Unknown |
Performance | |
Speed: |
105mph |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |