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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 new aircraft quickly became an important element in the French plans for its fighter force, being expected to replace the SPAD S.VII as well as remaining Nieuport fighters in front line service. However the slow rate of deliveries disrupted these forecasts and by the end of March 1918, only 764 of the planned 2,230 had been delivered.
Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 7.35 m (24 ft 1 in) Upper wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Lower wingspan: 8.73 m (28 ft 8 in) Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) Wing area: 20.56 m 2 (221.3 sq ft) Empty weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb) Gross weight: 987 kg (2,176 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler 200hp 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine ...
Cheesman, E.F. (ed.) Fighter Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, UK: Harleyford, 1960; The Great War, television documentary by the BBC. Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen German Aircraft of the First World War. London, Putnam, 1962. Guttman, Jon. Pusher Aces of World War 1: Volume 88 of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces: Volume 88 of Aircraft of ...
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2: UK: fighter: 1913 ... Short S.60: UK: trainer: 1913 [303] ... The Imperial Russian Air Service — Famous Pilots and Aircraft of World ...
Lacking an indigenous aviation industry, the Ottoman Empire primarily relied on Germany for aircraft, although a number of French pre-war aircraft were used in the early part of the war. The Ottoman Empire also operated two Avro 504 light fighter reconnaissance aircraft.
Richthofen recommended that fighter squadrons be reequipped with the new aircraft as soon as possible. [12] The combat evaluation came to an abrupt conclusion when Oberleutnant Kurt Wolff , Staffelführer of Jasta 11 , was shot down in 102/17 on 15 September, and Leutnant Werner Voss , Staffelführer of Jasta 10, was killed in 103/17 on 23 ...
Data from French aircraft of the First World War, Aviafrance: SPAD S.A-2 General characteristics Crew: Two Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) Wingspan: 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) some sources give 9.10 m (29.9 ft) Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) Wing area: 25.36 m 2 (273.0 sq ft) Empty weight: 414 kg (913 lb) Gross weight: 674 kg (1,486 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9J 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine ...