Sopwith Camel

The last post was of one of the worlds fastest
fighters..and now to one of the slowest. This is
a Sopwith Camel, the top fighter of the British in
World War I... It is also the fighter used by Snoopy
in the cartoon series... The Sopwith was used by
the British, French, and Americans in World War I
as a reconnaissance, bomber, and fighter plane.
The first photo is an actual Sopwith Camel and the
rest are of my model.
More on the Sopwith camel:

In appearance and design, the plane was not revolutionary. A biplane combining a distinct dihedral in the lower wing with a flat upper wing, it did have a distinctive "tapered gap." The fuselage was a wooden, box-like structure, covered with aluminum up front, plywood-covered around the cockpit, and then fabric-covered back to the tail.

With its center of gravity very far forward (the engine, fuel tank, guns, and pilot were all in the front third of the plane), the aircraft was tricky to fly, but very maneuverable for a skilled pilot. While 413 Camel pilots were shot down in combat, 385 were lost in non-combat related situations, many due to the Camel's difficult handling

Specifications of the F.1 Camel:

• Engine: 130hp Clerget 9-cylinder rotary engine
• Max. Speed: 117 MPH at sea level
• Ceiling: 19,000 feet
• Climb Rate: 10 minutes to reach 10,000 feet
• Weight: 929 lb. empty, 1,453 lb. fully loaded
• Wingspan: 28 feet
• Length: 18 ft 9 in
• Height: 8 ft 6 in
• Wing area: 231 sq ft
• Guns: Two synchronized .303 inch Vickers machine guns. The Camel was the first British fighter to mount twin forward-firing machine guns side-by-side, a natural arrangement that became standard for the RAF.
• Bombs: Four 20-lb. Cooper bombs