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Sopwith Buffalo - airplanes
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The Sopwith Buffalo was a British armoured fighter-reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War. A single-engined biplane two examples of the Buffalo were built by Sopwith to carry out reconnaissance missions low over the trenches while protected against machine-gun fire from the ground but no production followed with the end of the war removing the need for such an aircraft.
Made by Sopwith Aviation Company.
It is the successor of the Sopwith Bulldog .
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.90 m
Predecessor
Sopwith Bulldog
Length Alt
7.10 m
Power Alt
172.0
Range Main
275 mi
Loaded Weight Main
3071.0
Max Speed Alt
99
Type Of Prop
Rotary engine
Max Speed Main
114 mph
Power Main
230 hp
Developed From
Sopwith Bulldog
Height Main
289.56
Max Speed More
at 1
000 ft
Ceiling Main
9000.0
Number Built
2
Crew
2
Span Main
1112.52
Area Main
326.0
Span Alt
10.52 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Bentley BR2
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
19
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Loaded Weight Alt
1396.0
More Performance
295.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
**1× forward firing .303 in Vickers machine gun**1× flexibly mounted Lewis gun in rear cockpit
Empty Weight Alt
990.0
Length Main
23
Area Alt
30.3 m²
Range Alt
239
Similar Aircraft
*Sopwith Salamander*Junkers J.I*AEG J.I*Albatros J.I
Related
*Sopwith Bulldog
Empty Weight Main
2178.0
Ceiling Alt
2
700 m
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