Sopwith Dolphin
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The Sopwith Dolphin was a British First World War single-seat fighter aircraft known for its distinctive negative-stagger biplane design and service with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sopwith Dolphin canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War military aircraft
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biplane ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | fighter ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × fixed forward-firing Vickers machine guns
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up to 2 × Lewis guns on overwing mountings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Herbert Smith ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | about 637 kg ⓘ |
| engineType |
Hispano-Suiza 8
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispano-Suiza 8B
Hispano-Suiza 8 ⓘ
surface form:
Hispano-Suiza 8F
|
| enteredSquadronService | late 1917 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1917-05-23 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | about 885 kg ⓘ |
| height | 2.64 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1917 ⓘ |
| length | 6.25 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sopwith Aviation Company ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 131 mph at 10,000 ft ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deep fuselage with pilot seated high
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negative-stagger wings for improved visibility ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 2,072 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Service Aéronautique
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surface form:
Aéronautique Militaire
Polish Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| powerplant | 1 × Hispano-Suiza water-cooled V8 piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1917–1918 ⓘ |
| range | about 300 mi ⓘ |
| retired | 1920s ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 20,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor | Sopwith Snipe ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Service Aéronautique
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surface form:
Aéronautique Militaire
Polish Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
No. 19 Squadron RAF
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No. 23 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 79 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 87 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| wingspan | 9.40 m ⓘ |
| wingStagger | negative stagger ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.