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The Sopwith 8F.1 Snail was a prototype British Fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was unsuccessful being abandoned due to an unreliable engine.

A contemporary of the Sopwith Snail and the BAT Bantam, the Wagtail was similarly designed ... read more ...1

Made by Sopwith Aviation Company.

Sopwith Snail, the BAT Baboon, the Blackburn Kangaroo and the Nieuport Bebé.2
Height Main
238.76000000000002
Height Alt
2.39 m
Length Alt
5.79 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
1920.0
Max Speed Alt
108
Type Of Prop
7
Loading Main
8
Power/mass Main
320.4
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
124.5 mph
Number Built
2
Crew
One
Max Speed More
at 10
000 ft
Span Main
772.16
Area Main
250.0
Span Alt
7.72 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
127.0
Engine(prop)
ABC Wasp
Manufacturer
Sopwith Aviation Company
Status
Prototype
First Flight
April 1918
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Loaded Weight Alt
873.0
More Performance
595.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
2
Empty Weight Alt
632.0
Length Main
579.12
Area Alt
17.7 m²
Similar Aircraft
*BAT Bantam*Westland Wagtail
Empty Weight Main
1390.0
Power Main
170 hp
Category
British fighter aircraft 1910-1919
Sopwith aircraft
Loading Alt
49

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