Sopwith Sopwith 860 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

December 1914

Type 860:

22 - Sopwith

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith Type 860

Type:

Float plane for Admiralty

Wing:

Two bay biplane with staggered, unequal span wings with the upper wing extension braced by sturts. Construction of wood with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Wooden girder structure with fabric covering mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with split elevators with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin main floats on struts under the fuselage with additional floats under wingtips and tail

Power Plant:

One 225 hp Sunbeam Mohawk twelve-cylinder water-cooled vee engine driving a two-bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Crew of two in tandem open cockpits

Armament:

Unknown, but believed to include a single torpedo

Span:

62 ft 11 in

Length:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

790 sq ft

Empty:

Unknown

Speed:

Unknown

Preserved in British Museums

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