Sopwith Type 860
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| Sopwith Type 860 | |
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| Type | Torpedo bomber seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Sopwith Aviation Company |
| Maiden flight | 1914 |
| Primary user | Royal Naval Air Service |
| Number built | 22 |
The Sopwith Admiralty Type 860 was a 1910s British biplane seaplane torpedo bomber designed and built for the Admiralty by the Sopwith Aviation Company.
[edit] Design and development
First flown in December 1914 the Type 860 was two-bay unswept biplane with staggered unequal span wings. The upper wings had a strut braced extension and ailerons were fitted on all four wings It had twin strut-mounted floats under the fuselage and a float mounted under the tail and each wingtip. It was powered by a nose-mounted 225hp (168kW) Sunbeam Mohawk engine driving a two-bladed propeller. It had two tandem open cockpits and could carry one 810lb (367kg) torpedo under the fuselage.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Wingspan: 62 ft 11 in ( m)
- Wing area: 790 ft² ( m²)
PerformanceArmament
- 1 x 810lb (367kg) Torpedo
[edit] See also
Related lists
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2940.
- British Aircraft Directory
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