| Název: Name: | Sopwith Admiralty Type 806 Gun Bus | Sopwith Admiralty Type 806 Gun Bus |
| Originální název: Original Name: | Sopwith Admiralty Type 806 Gun Bus | |
| Kategorie: Category: | cvičný letoun | trainer aeroplane |
| Výrobce: Producer: | DD.MM.1914-DD.MM.1915 The Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd., Kingston DD.MM.1914-DD.MM.1915 Robey & Co., Ltd., Lincoln | |
| Období výroby: Production Period: | DD.MM.1914-DD.MM.1915 | |
| Vyrobeno kusů: Number of Produced: | 23: 6 Sopwith 17 Robey | |
| První vzlet: Maiden Flight: | 06.10.1914 | |
| Osádka: Crew: | 2 | |
| Základní charakteristika: Basic Characteristics: | ||
| Vzlet a přistání: Take-off and Landing: | CTOL - konvenční vzlet a přistání | CTOL - conventional take-off and landing |
| Uspořádání křídla: Arrangement of Wing: | dvouplošník | biplane |
| Uspořádání letounu: Aircraft Concept: | klasické | conventional |
| Podvozek: Undercarriage: | pevný | fixed |
| Přistávací zařízení: Landing Gear: | kola | wheels |
| Technické údaje: Technical Data: | ||
| Hmotnost prázdného letounu: Empty Weight: | 586 kg | 1292 lb |
| Vzletová hmotnost: Take-off Weight: | 764 kg | 1684 lb |
| Maximální vzletová hmotnost: Maximum Take-off Weight: | ? kg | ? lb |
| Rozpětí: Wingspan: | 15.24 m | 50ft |
| Délka: Length: | 9.91 m | 32ft 6in |
| Výška: Height: | 3.45 m | 11ft 4in |
| Plocha křídla: Wing Area: | 44.04 m2 | 474 ft2 |
| Plošné zatížení: Wing Loading: | ? kg/m2 | ? lb/ft2 |
| Pohon: Propulsion: | ||
| Kategorie: Category: | pístový | piston |
| Počet motorů: Number of Engines: | 1 | |
| Typ: Type: | Sunbeam o výkonu 82 kW, později Sunbeam Crusader o výkonu 112 kW nebo Sunbeam Nubian o výkonu 112 kW čtyřlistá dřevěná vrtule | Sunbeam, power 110 hp, later Sunbeam Crusader, power 150 hp, or Sunbeam Nubian, poweer 150 hp four-blade wooden propeller |
| Objem palivových nádrží: Fuel Tank Capacity: | ? | ? |
| Výkony: Performance: | ||
| Maximální rychlost: Maximum Speed: | 128.7 km/h v ? m | 80 mph in ? ft |
| Cestovní rychlost: Cruise Speed: | ? km/h v ? m | ? mph in ? ft |
| Rychlost stoupání: Climb Rate: | ? m/s | ? ft/min |
| Čas výstupu na výšku: Time to Climb to: | 15 min do 1067 m | 15 min to 3500 ft |
| Operační dostup: Service Ceiling: | 1219 m | 4000 ft |
| Dolet: Range: | ? km | ? mi |
| Maximální dolet: Maximum Range: | ? km | ? mi |
| Výzbroj: Armament: | 1x pohyblivvý 7,7mm kulomet Lewis | 1x flexible .303 Lewis machine gun |
| Uživatelské státy: User States: | | |
| Poznámka: Note: | Výdrž: 2,5 hod. | Endurance: 2.5 hr |
| Zdroje: Sources: | COOKSLEY, Peter. Sopwith Fighters in Action: Aircraft nrumber 110. Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. 1991 ISBN 0-89747-256-X NEMSCH, Volker. Die Fliegerei des Ersten Weltkrieges. Querdenker-Autorenunion. ISBN 3-930571-71-4 http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/swgunbus.html | |
Sopwith Type 806 Gun Bus
Sopwith Gun Bus
description
Originally, the Sopwith Gun Bus was designed before the war (1913) for the Greek Air Force as a seaplane Hydro Biplane Type S. Wingspan 15.25 m, length 9.45 m. Armament formed a machine gun Lewis caliber 7.7 mm shooting direction forward. A total of six machines were ordered. Before the start of the war, four aircraft were completed. After the start of the war, the aircraft were confiscated by the British Admiralty and put into service with the Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.).
The version of the aircraft with a conventional landing gear, twin wheels with skis, was referred to as the Gun Bus. In the ground version, the aircraft was equipped with an eight-cylinder water-cooled Sunbeam engine with an output of 150 horsepower, which powered a four-bladed thruster propeller with a diameter of 2.9 meters. The fuselage was extended by 45 cm to 9.9 m. The gondola was completely redesigned, the pilot sat in the back and the shooter equipped with a machine gun Lewis in front. In this form, the machine, although one of the few at the time equipped with a machine gun, as a fighter very difficult to use due to its low speed and size. The vast majority of aircraft, even unarmed ones, managed to escape Gun Bus due to their higher speed. The machines operated from a base in Hendon, one aircraft was stationed in Dunkirk, France.
The later bomber version again had a redesigned gondola. In the new layout, the cockpit was in front. There was a vista on the floor that made it easier to aim during the bombing. Four bomb hangers were placed on the lower wing.
Due to the rapid development in the construction of new aircraft, the Gun Bus was soon used only as a school aircraft in the training of new pilots.
A total of 42 pieces were ordered. Twelve aircraft serial no. 801-806 supplied by Sopwith, 30 pieces s/n 3833 - 3862 was to be supplied by Robey & amp; What. however, only 17 pieces were delivered, the rest was delivered as spare parts.
Very few records have been preserved of the operational deployment of these aircraft.
Sources used:
[1] COOKSLEY, Peter. Sopwith Fighters in Action: Aircraft nrumber 110. Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. 1991 ISBN 0-89747-256-X
[2] NEMSCH, Volker. The fleet of the First World War. Querdenker-Autorenunion. ISBN 3-930571-71-4
description
Originally, the Sopwith Gun Bus was designed before the war (1913) for the Greek Air Force as a seaplane Hydro Biplane Type S. Wingspan 15.25 m, length 9.45 m. Armament formed a machine gun Lewis caliber 7.7 mm shooting direction forward. A total of six machines were ordered. Before the start of the war, four aircraft were completed. After the start of the war, the aircraft were confiscated by the British Admiralty and put into service with the Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.).
The version of the aircraft with a conventional landing gear, twin wheels with skis, was referred to as the Gun Bus. In the ground version, the aircraft was equipped with an eight-cylinder water-cooled Sunbeam engine with an output of 150 horsepower, which powered a four-bladed thruster propeller with a diameter of 2.9 meters. The fuselage was extended by 45 cm to 9.9 m. The gondola was completely redesigned, the pilot sat in the back and the shooter equipped with a machine gun Lewis in front. In this form, the machine, although one of the few at the time equipped with a machine gun, as a fighter very difficult to use due to its low speed and size. The vast majority of aircraft, even unarmed ones, managed to escape Gun Bus due to their higher speed. The machines operated from a base in Hendon, one aircraft was stationed in Dunkirk, France.
The later bomber version again had a redesigned gondola. In the new layout, the cockpit was in front. There was a vista on the floor that made it easier to aim during the bombing. Four bomb hangers were placed on the lower wing.
Due to the rapid development in the construction of new aircraft, the Gun Bus was soon used only as a school aircraft in the training of new pilots.
A total of 42 pieces were ordered. Twelve aircraft serial no. 801-806 supplied by Sopwith, 30 pieces s/n 3833 - 3862 was to be supplied by Robey & amp; What. however, only 17 pieces were delivered, the rest was delivered as spare parts.
Very few records have been preserved of the operational deployment of these aircraft.
Sources used:
[1] COOKSLEY, Peter. Sopwith Fighters in Action: Aircraft nrumber 110. Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. 1991 ISBN 0-89747-256-X
[2] NEMSCH, Volker. The fleet of the First World War. Querdenker-Autorenunion. ISBN 3-930571-71-4
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