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Sopwith 2F.1 Camel

2F.1 Camel

 

Camel F.1 (above) and E.1 (below)

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
2F.1 Camel fighter mid-1917 - 1918 5490 (mostly RAF) 1921 43 fighters were equipped for carrier operations

 

Modification

2F.1 Camel

2E.1 Camel

Wing span, m

8.45

8.67

Length, m

5.73

5.93

Height, m

2.72 2.72

Wings area, m2

21.40 21.50

Empty mass, kg

422

430

Full flying-off mass, kg

659

660
Engine 1 Clerget 9B 1 Clerget 9B
Power, h. p. 130 180
Maximal speed, km/h 185 183
Cruise speed, km/h 165 165
Flying range, km 350 430
Vertical speed, m/s    
Maximal altitude, m 5790 5780
Complement 1 1
Armament 2 õ 7.7 Lewis MG, 18 kg bombs (2 õ 9 kg) 3 x 7.7 Lewis MG, 36 kg bombs (4 x 9kg)

2F.1 Camel

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2007