Sopwith 1½ Strutter (two-seat version)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sopwith_1½_Strutter
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Captain_Roy_Brown
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_Mc_Cudden
gptkb:Lieutenant_Edward_Mannock
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_W._Mc_Cudden
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_Mc_Kenzie
gptkb:Major_William_Barker
gptkb:Captain_Albert_Ball
gptkb:Lieutenant_Arthur_Rhys-Davids
gptkb:Lieutenant_George_Mc_Elroy
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_A._Bishop
fabric-covered wood
gptkbp:armament gptkb:rocket
machine guns
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:design gptkb:Thomas_Sopwith
gptkbp:engine 1 × Clerget 9 B rotary engine
gptkbp:first_flight 1916
gptkbp:height 2.74 m
gptkbp:historical_significance first British aircraft to be equipped with a synchronized machine gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sopwith 1½ Strutter (two-seat version)
gptkbp:introduced 1916
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service
gptkbp:landing_gear fixed tailwheel
gptkbp:length 7.62 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Sopwith_Aviation_Company
gptkbp:material wooden frame
gptkbp:max_speed 185 km/h
gptkbp:nickname Strutter
gptkbp:number_built over 1,800
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:production_years 1916-1920
gptkbp:retired 1920s
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 4,600 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
gptkbp:surface gptkb:public_transportation_system
ailerons
rudder
gptkbp:tail_type conventional tail
gptkbp:variant single-seat version
gptkbp:wingspan 9.14 m