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The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force during the First World War, most famously the Sopwith Camel. Sopwith aircraft were also used in varying numbers by the French, Belgian and American air services during the war.
The Sopwith Pup is a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good manoeuvrability, the aircraft proved very successful. The Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but it was not completely replaced on the Western Front until the end of 1917. Remaining Pups were relegated to Home Defence and training units. The Pup's docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in aircraft carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments and training.
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1912:
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1913:
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1914.
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1915:
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1916:
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919:
A parasite aircraft is a component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier. The carrier craft may or may not be able to later recover the parasite during flight.
A triplane is a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with three vertically stacked wing planes. Tailplanes and canard foreplanes are not normally included in this count, although they occasionally are.
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was the first aircraft engine to be developed by Rolls-Royce Limited. Introduced in 1915 to meet British military requirements during World War I, it was used to power the Handley Page Type O bombers and a number of other military aircraft.
The Avro 549 Aldershot was a British single-engined heavy bomber aircraft built by Avro.
The Green Engine Co was a British engine company founded by Gustavus Green in Bexhill to sell engines of his design. He flourished especially as a designer of aeroplane engines during the first two decades of the 20th century. The engines were actually manufactured by the Aster Engineering Company.
The Sunbeam Crusader, originally known as the Sunbeam 150 hp, Sunbeam 110 hp or Sunbeam 100 hp, was an early British, side-valve, water-cooled, V-8 aero engine first marketed in 1913.
The Beardmore WB.III was a British carrier-based fighter biplane of World War I. It was a development of the Sopwith Pup that Beardmore was then building under licence, but was specially adapted for shipboard use.
The Naval Air Service was the air arm of the Hellenic Navy from 1915 to 1930.
References
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 396.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), pp. 31–35.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 405.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 408.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 415.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 77.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 402.
- 1 2 Thetford (1994), p. 403.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 397.
- ↑ Thetford (1994), p. 398.
- 1 2 Thetford (1994), p. 400.
- 1 2 Thetford (1994), p. 406.
Bibliography
- Thetford, Owen (1994). British Naval Aircraft Since 1912. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.
