Sopwith Camel - Specifications (F.1 Camel)

Specifications (F.1 Camel)

Data from Quest for Performance

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)
• Wingspan: 28 ft 0 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