Sopwith 1½ Strutter

Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Land	Uk
Role	Tweedekker vliegtuigen voor algemeen gebruik
Eerste vlucht	December 1915
Gebouwd	4500 Frankrijk & 1439 Groot-Brittannië

De Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter was een Brits een- of tweezits meerdekkervliegtuig uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Het was de eerste Britse tweezits tractorjager en het eerste Britse vliegtuig dat in dienst kwam met een gesynchroniseerd machinegeweer. Het kreeg de naam 1+1⁄2 Strutter vanwege de lange en korte cabane stutten die de bovenvleugel ondersteunden. Het type werd geëxploiteerd door beide Britse luchtdiensten en was in wijdverspreide maar flauwe dienst met de Franse Aéronautique Militaire.

Bron: Sopwith 11/2 Strutter op Wikipedia

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General Characteristics

The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British single- or two-seat multi-role biplane used by the RFC and RNAS during World War I. It was highly significant as the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronized machine gun firing through the propeller arc. It earned its unusual nickname, “1½ Strutter,” due to the configuration of the short and long cabane struts supporting the center section of the upper wing. The aircraft served in many roles, including fighter, reconnaissance, and bomber.

Property	Typical Value (Two-Seater)
Official Designation (French)	Sopwith 1.A2 (Two-seat Reconnaissance)
Role	Fighter, Reconnaissance, Light Bomber
Fabrikant	Sopwith Aviation Company
First Service	April 1916
No. Built	~6,000 (Over 4,500 licensed built in France)
Bemanning	2 (Pilot and Observer/Gunner) or 1 (Bomber version)
Lengte	7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
Spanwijdte	10.21 m (33 ft 6 in)
Max Takeoff Weight	975 kg (2,150 lb)

Powerplant and Design

Engine: One Clerget 9B 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine (or Clerget 9Z or Le Rhône 9J).
Power Output: 97 kW (130 hp) (Clerget 9B).
Maximum Speed: Up to 171 km/h (106 mph).
Endurance: Up to 4.25 hours.
Innovative Features: It was one of the first aircraft to feature a variable-incidence tailplane (adjustable in flight) and airbrakes on the lower wings to aid landing.

Armament and Service

Pilot’s Armament: 1 x 7.7 mm (.303 in) fixed, forward-firing Vickers machine gun (synchronized).
Observer’s Armament: 1 x 7.7 mm (.303 in) flexible Lewis machine gun mounted on a Scarff ring (a new, standardized mounting).
Bomb Load (Two-Seater): Up to 60 kg (130 lb) of bombs on underwing racks.
Bomber Variant: The single-seat bomber version (French designation 1.B1) eliminated the observer cockpit, allowing for a larger internal bomb bay or increased fuel capacity.
Combat History: Highly effective upon its introduction in 1916, helping to end the “Fokker Scourge.” However, its stable design and low power made it increasingly vulnerable to newer German fighters like the Albatros during “Bloody April” 1917, after which it was largely relegated to training, home defense, and shipboard duties.

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