The Camel was powered by a single rotary engine and was armed with twin synchronized machine guns. Though proving difficult to handle, it provided for a high level of maneuverability to an experienced pilot, an attribute which was highly valued in the type’s principal use as a fighter aircraf...
The legendary Sopwith Camel was the successor to the earlier Pup. The Camel utilized a biplane design and twin synchronized Vickers machine guns. It first flew in late 1916 as the British continued to develop faster and more powerful fighters to keep pace with German advances in aeroplane design...
VTOL to adjust engine torque (whether the plane rotates left or right). Fireguns for twin Vickers machine guns. Cam1 for wing camera. Cam2 for a better/wider view while dog fighting. Notes: Top speed is about 25% faster for fun factor. I did not include all cables/stays. Working cock...
I'd like to say thanks again to my friends and family members that helped out and made all of this possible. A Tribute to John D. Rinaldi (1930-1999) In 1989 my father had a dream of building a Sopwith Camel biplane. He wanted to do it all by hand, respectful of the people who...
Guns: 1x� .303 in Vickers machine gun Triplane List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service Related development Alcock Scout Comparable aircraft Sopwith Camel Fokker Dr.I Nieuport 17 Bibliography Bowers, Peter M. and Ernest R. McDowell. Triplanes: A Pictorial History of the World's Tripl...
Sopwith, The Sopwith Aviation Company produced the 1 1/2 Strutter in 1915, the Pup in 1916 and the Camel in 1917. In April of 1917, the Air Board drew up a series of specifications for new aircraft types, with the first being Type A1(a) calling for a single-seat tractor fighter ...