Sopwith Aircraft

[hesham]

Hi,

I want to speak about this company,and I made a deal with my dear Apophenia to help me
on it,we want to talk about its types;

HT, GPH, LTTR, B-2, AT, ST, ADH, DM, TT, HS-200, Type-C, Type-D, Model 107, 137, 138, 806, 807,
860, 880, 9400, 9700, 9901, Bat Boat BB-1, 2 & 3, Bat Boat No.2, Bat Boat Project, Wright
(licence built), B-1 Bomber, Two-seat 100 hp, Two-seat 225 hp, Three-seat, Bee, Sociable, scout,
Salamander, Snapper, Sparrow, Snail, Snark, Schneider 1914, Scooter, Swallow, Stunt Bus, 1½ Strutter,
Dolphin, Gun Bus, Gnu, Camel, Pup, Dragon, Cuckoo, Triplane, Tabloid, Buffalo, Rino, Hipo, Rainbow,
Circute, Baby, Colbam, Atlantic, Gino, Antelope, Dove, Wallaby, Grasshopper, Hybird, Bulldog, Tractor biplane and Schneider 1919.

 

[Stargazer]

Hi,

I want to speak about this company,and I made a deal with my dear Apophenia to help me
on it,we want to talk about its types;

HT, GPH, LTTR, B-2, AT, ST, ADH, DM, TT, HS-200, Type-C, Type-D, Model 107, 137, 138, 806, 807,
860, 880, 9400, 9700, 9901, Bat Boat BB-1, 2 & 3, Bat Boat No.2, Bat Boat Project, Wright
(licence built), B-1 Bomber, Two-seat 100 hp, Two-seat 225 hp, Three-seat, Bee, Sociable, scout,
Salamander, Snapper, Sparrow, Snail, Snark, Schneider 1914, Scooter, Swallow, Stunt Bus, 1½ Strutter,
Dolphin, Gun Bus, Gnu, Camel, Pup, Dragon, Cuckoo, Triplane, Tabloid, Buffalo, Rino, Hipo, Rainbow,
Circute, Baby, Colbam, Atlantic, Gino, Antelope, Dove, Wallaby, Grasshopper, Hybird, Bulldog, Tractor biplane and Schneider 1919.

Wishing you guys the best of luck, though I wouldn't set my hopes too high on this one...

Sure, you can and will establish a list of Sopwith types, no doubt. But finding a designation system for Sopwith aircraft is simply impossible. Same as Fairey and a few others.

 

[Schneiderman]

I agree. King's Putnam volume and Robertson's book on Sopwith are both quite comprehensive on the subject so it does seem doubtful that anything significant will be found. Good luck!

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dears Skyblazer and Schneiderman,

and I quote some pages from the book; British Aeroplanes before WWI,to help us,also
the I have the two books about Sopwith.

 

[hesham]

And;

 

[hesham]

Finally;

 

[Mike Pryce]

Sopwith himself said:

Why was it called the Camel? Because it had a hump!
That's all it was. I don't know who thought it out. I think
it got the name when it went to France. It was a nickname
in one of the squadrons.

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%200033.html

 

[Schneiderman]

Finally;

Indeed. So no 'Secret Projects' and no designation system, which means you are just compiling a list that has been published before and that you have already. I don't really see the point of that.

 

[hesham]

Hi Schneiderman,

try to be patient,I am not finish yet,also my dear Apophenia will prepare a complete
Sopwith aircraft list.

 

[Schneiderman]

Sure, I'll wait but I will be very surprised if you discover anything new for such a well known company. So much has been published by respected authors, all having had the opportunity to talk with Sopwith, Sigrist, Smith and others. The research carried out by the Kingston Aviation group is also comprehensive and they are publishing much of their work year by year on the web.

 

[hesham]

We intended to make a normal list,and for something,there is a Project for twin engined
biplane bomber of 1918,it is in my list,From Internet of course,but I got Infos from 1993,
so sometimes,I can't remember the site or the source,also many sites disappeared and no
longer activity.

For Fairey designations,I suggest it have a number of series also in different times,such
as Convair/GD.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Sopwith Salamander:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3bRn2RcDJE

Also mentions the T.F.1, with the T.F.2 of course being the Salamander.