Sopwith B.1
Sopwith Aviation Company · United Kingdom · first flew 1917 · bomber
The Sopwith B.1 was an experimental British bomber of the First World War. It was a single-seat, single-engined biplane built for the Royal Navy.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Internal fuselage bomb bay |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Single-seat biplane
- Hispano-Suiza 8B V-8 engine
- Internal fuselage bomb bay
Look for a single-seat biplane with a Hispano-Suiza 8B engine and a bomb bay inside the fuselage, armed with a forward-firing Lewis gun.
Specifications
- The Sopwith B.1 has a length of 8.23 m (27 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 11.73 m (38 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 191 km/h (119 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The B.1 was built by the Sopwith Aviation Company and first flew in 1917.
Variants
Only two B.1 aircraft were built.
Where you'll see it
One of the two B.1 aircraft was used for bombing raids over France. The Royal Naval Air Service was its primary user.
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