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Crew: 1
Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)
Wingspan: 26 ft 11 in (8.53 m)
Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h)
Stall speed: 48 mph (77 km/h)
Range: 300 mi ferry (485 km)
Service ceiling 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
Rate of climb: 1,085 ft/min (5.5 m/s)

Role: Biplane fighter
Manufacturer: Sopwith Aviation Company
First flight: December 1916
Introduction: June 1917
Primary users: RFC (RAF), RNAS, AAF
Number built: 5,490

Specifications (F.1 Camel)

General characteristics

-Crew: 1
-Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)
-Wingspan: 26 ft 11 in (8.53 m)
-Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
-Wing area: 231 ft² (21.46 m²)
-Empty weight: 930 lb (420 kg)
-Loaded weight: 1,455 lb (660 kg)
-Powerplant: 1× Clerget 9B 9-cylinder Rotary engine, 130 hp (97 kW)
-Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0378
-Drag area: 8.73 ft² (0.81 m²)
-Aspect ratio: 4.11

Performance

-Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h)
-Stall speed: 48 mph (77 km/h)
-Range: 300 mi ferry (485 km)
-Service ceiling 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
-Rate of climb: 1,085 ft/min (5.5 m/s)
-Wing loading: 6.3 lb/ft² (30.8 kg/m²)
-Power/mass: 0.09 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
-Lift-to-drag ratio: 7.7

Armament

-Guns: 2× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns

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