Sopwith Schneider and Baby Aircraft

Baby, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

February 1915

Schneider:

136 - Sopwith

Baby:

100 - Sopwith 186 - Blackburn

Hamble Baby:

130 - George Parnall & Co Ltd 50 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith Baby

Type:

Single seat scout and bombing seaplane

Wing:

Single bay biplane with unswept, equal span, staggered wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing and is of wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with split elevator. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin main floats under forward fuselage with single tail float

Power Plant:

One 110 hp Clerget rotary engine in the nose driving a two blade wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit under the upper wing

Armament:

One Lewis machine gun and provision for two 65 lb bombs

Span:

25 ft 8 in

Length:

23 ft

Height:

10 ft

Wing Area:

240 sq ft

Empty:

1,226 lb

Loaded:

1,715 lb

Max Speed:

100 mph at sea level

Climb:

35 min to 10,000 ft

Endurance:

2.25 hr

Preserved in British Museums

Baby:

N2078 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Display

Baby Replica:

Unmarked - Land's End, Land's End - Display

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