Hawker Sopwith Camel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hawker_Sopwith_Camel

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type	gptkb:biplane
gptkbp:armament	2 × .303 in Vickers machine guns
gptkbp:ceiling	6,400 m
gptkbp:climb_rate	5.5 m/s
gptkbp:combat_debut	gptkb:1917
gptkbp:country_of_origin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	gptkb:1
gptkbp:design	gptkb:Geoffrey_de_Havilland
gptkbp:engine	gptkb:Clerget_9_B
gptkbp:first_flight	gptkb:1917
gptkbp:height	2.5 m
gptkbp:historical_significance	notable for its role in WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hawker Sopwith Camel
gptkbp:length	5.2 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Sopwith_Aviation_Company
gptkbp:max_speed	185 km/h
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Apache_Camel
gptkbp:notable_pilots	gptkb:Billy_Bishop gptkb:John_Alcock gptkb:Rene_Fonck gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh gptkb:Charles_Kingsford_Smith gptkb:Léon_Bourgeois gptkb:Richard_Bong gptkb:Hermann_Göring gptkb:William_George_Barker gptkb:Hugh_Dowding gptkb:Albert_Ball gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen gptkb:George_Beurling gptkb:Robert_L._Scott_Jr. gptkb:George_Guynemer gptkb:Gervais_Raoul_Lufbery gptkb:Mick_Mannock gptkb:James_Fitzmaurice gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard gptkb:William_Avery_Bishop gptkb:Arthur_Whitten_Brown gptkb:Edward_Mannock gptkb:James_Mc_Cudden gptkb:David_Mc_Campbell Edward John Mc Cudden Richard Halsey Best
gptkbp:number_built	5490
gptkbp:operational_range	480 km
gptkbp:retirement	gptkb:1920
gptkbp:role	ground attack air superiority fighter
gptkbp:service	1917–1920
gptkbp:service_entry	gptkb:1917
gptkbp:stall_speed	70 km/h
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Sopwith_Snipe
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Sopwith_Camel_F.1 gptkb:Sopwith_Camel_2_F.1 gptkb:Sopwith_Camel_B.1
gptkbp:wingspan	8.2 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Red_Baron_airplane
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7