il2_specs

Sopwith Pup

soppup

描述

The Sopwith Pup was a single seat fighter designed by the talented engineer Herbert Smith of the Sopwith Aviation Company. The first prototype flew in February 1916, whereby its good flying characteristics and manoeuvrability quickly won it favour from its pilots. After a number of improvements, it was transferred to operational service in March 1916 with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). The aircraft was officially called the \Sopwith Scout\, but soon its nickname became the \Pup\ due to its similarity to the 1½ Strutter (but with smaller proportions). The Pup nickname was never officially recognised, but it started the tradition of naming all later Sopwith aircraft after a bird or an animal.

The first examples of the Sopwith Pup were transferred to the front in October 1916. Its good flight characteristics allowed it to compete successfully against enemy opposition. Over 20 victories were attributed to No. 8 (Naval) Squadron during the Battle of the Somme, who were equipped with the Pup. Manfred von Richthofen, after encountering the Pup in combat, noted, “We saw at once that the enemy aeroplane was superior to ours.” The excellent blend of the Pup’s light weight and its considerably large wing surface allowed British pilots to outperform the enemy in a dogfight. British ace James McCudden remarked, “the Sopwith [Pup] would turn twice to an Albatros’ once…it was a remarkably fine machine for general all-round flying. It was so extremely light and well surfaced that after a little practice one could almost land it on a tennis court.” It was due to this latter feature that the Pup became the first aircraft to land aboard a moving ship, HMS Furious, on August 2, 1917.

The combat life of the Pup was short: Germany had received new aircraft superior to the Pup in many ways by the spring of 1917. One by one, the aircraft were transferred from the front to flying schools, where it was used in the training role for some time. Altogether, 1770 Pups were manufactured.

发动机： Le Rhône 9C rotary, 80 HP

尺寸
高度： 2870 mm
长度： 5890 mm
翼展： 8080 mm
机翼面积： 23.6 m²

重量
空载重量： 356 kg
最大起飞重量： 556 kg
燃油容量： 82 L
滑油容量： 21 L

最大空速
海平面 — 173 km/h
1000 m — 164 km/h
2000 m — 154 km/h
3000 m — 143 km/h
4000 m — 129 km/h

爬升率
1000 m — 3 min 24 s
2000 m — 7 min 53 s
3000 m — 13 min 50 s
4000 m — 22 min 30 s

实用升限 5500 m

1000m高度的续航时间
标称动力（战斗） — 2 h 30 min
最低消耗（巡航） — 3 h 30 min

武器
前射：1 х 维克斯（Vickers） Mk.I 7.69mm，500发.

参考
1) Sopwith Pup. Windsock Datafile 2.
2) Sopwith Pup. Windsock Datafile Special.
3) Sopwith Pup Aces of World War I. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 67.
4) The Sopwith Pup. Profile publications Number 13

修改

阿尔迪斯（Alidas）瞄准具

阿尔迪斯（Alidas）折射型直筒瞄准具
增加质量：2 kg

驾驶舱照明

用于夜间飞行的驾驶舱照明灯
增加质量：9 kg

LePrieur rockets

8 x strut-mounted “Le Prieur” anti-balloon rockets of incendary action, with pointed triangular blade attached to nose cone to asssit penetration of balloon envelope or with high explosive grenade.
增加质量：36 kg
弹药质量：16 kg
挂架质量：20 kg
投弹前预期速度损失：8 km/h
投弹后预期速度损失：6 km/h