Before the single-seat Sopwith 7 F 1 Snipe assumed its final production form the design underwent several major changes in wing and tail assembly configuration.
The Sopwith 7 F 1 Snipe first appeared in early 1918 and by the Armistice was in service with several squadrons. A squadron comprised the fighter element of the force which took over responsibility of policing in Iraq from October 1922.
Of the 264 Snipes built before the war ended, only 97 saw service on the Western Front. Some 497 were in use with the RAF until 1926 and gradually replaced by the Gloster Grebe and Armstrong Whitworth Siskin from 1923.
Replicas:
Antique Aero Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe
Pfeifer Sopwith Snipe
Engine: 1 x Bentley B.R.2, 170kW / 231 hp
Wingspan: 30 ft 2 in / 9.17 m
Length: 19 ft 8 in / 6.02 m
Height: 2.9 m / 10 ft 6 in
Wing area: 25.2 sq.m / 271.25 sq ft
Max take-off weight: 917 kg / 2022 lb
Empty weight: 595 kg / 1312 lb
Max. speed: 105 kt / 194 km/h / 121 mph at 19,999 ft
Service ceiling: 20,000 ft / 3050 m
Time to 6500 ft: 5.2 min
Endurance: 3 hr
Range: 297 nm / 550 km
Crew: 1
Armament: 2 x 7.7 mm Vickers machine-guns
Bombload: 4 x 9kg
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