Sopwith Snipe - Wikipedia
The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe is a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of the conflict, in late 1918.
Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe - National Air and Space Museum
In the spring of 1917, Britain's most famous World War I fighter, the Sopwith Camel, made its debut. Shortly after deliveries to front-line squadrons of the Camel began, Sopwith designed a new single-seat fighter called the Snipe.
Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe - Smithsonian Institution
Single-engine, single-seat, British-built World War I biplane fighter; 230 horsepower Bentley B.R.2 engine; Olive drab upper surfaces, gray and olive drab fuselage, buff under surfaces. In the spring of 1917, Britain's most famous World War I fighter, the Sopwith Camel, made its debut.
Heritage - Sopwith Snipe - BAE Systems
Initially conceived as a single-bay biplane, the Sopwith Snipe first flew in October 1917 and the first prototype was designed to be fitted with a pair of Vickers machine guns and a Bentley AR.1 rotary engine.
Sopwith Snipe & Dragon - RAF Museum
2017年4月10日 · Among the more notable of these was the Sopwith Dragon, derived from the sixth Snipe prototype and modified to accept the Dragonfly I engine. Apart from the change in the engine installation, the most obvious difference was the lengthening of the fuselage by 22 inches, to compensate for the added weight of the new engine.
Sopwith Snipe - World-War-1
The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of the conflict, in late 1918.
McGuiness RAAF Archive Sopwith Snipe - Aircrew Remembered site
The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of the conflict, in late 1918.
Sopwith Snipe (7F.1) Reproduction | The Museum of Flight
The Sopwith Snipe was developed to succeed the famous Camel and designed specifically to take advantage of the 230-horsepower Bentley B.R.2 rotary engine. Resembling a more muscular Camel, the Snipe improved the pilot's upward visibility.
Sopwith Snipe - WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust
The Sopwith Snipe was the ultimate allied fighter of the Great War with its 230hp Bentley BR.2 engine giving it a max speed of 125 mph and ceiling of 25,000ft.
Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe | Canada Aviation and Space Museum
A British single-seater fighter aircraft designed by Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War; Flown by the British, Canadian and Australian air forces; Last British fighter to enter service during the war, it was the most powerful and advanced of …