FightersBritish WW1 biplane fighter aircraft
Sopwith Dolphin
The Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin was a British fighter aircraft manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It was used by the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, during the First World War. The Dolphin entered service on the Western Front in early 1918 and proved to be a formidable fighter. The aircraft was not retained in the postwar inventory and was retired shortly after the war.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Sopwith Aviation Company
- Category
- Fighters
- First flight
- 1917-05-23
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 104.7 kt
- Max speed
- 120.5 kt
- Range
- 2 nm
- Service ceiling
- 21,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 36 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,990 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,400 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 4.9 US gal
- Powerplant
- Hispano-Suiza 8B
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 22.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 32.5 ft
- Height
- 8.5 ft
- Number built
- 2,072
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.