Sopwith SNIPE

Type:Sopwith SNIPE Mk I is a single-seat Fighter.

Engine:one 230-hp (172-kW) Bentley B.R.2 rotary piston engine.

Performance:maximum speed 121 mph (195 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m); initial climb rate 970 ft (296 m) per minute; service ceiling 19,500 ft (5,945 m); endurance 3 hours 0 minutes.

Weights:empty 1,312 lb (595 kg); maximum take-off 2,020 lb (916 kg).

Armament:two 0.303-in (7.7-mm) machine guns, amd provision for four 25-lb (11.3-kg) bombs carried externally.

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