Air Pictorial 1961-10 / J.Rawlings - Squadron Histories

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: E4764   [2]

Representative 81 Squadron Aircraft: Sopwith Dolphin E4764;

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N47166   [3]

Mike Vines of Photo Link took his air-to-air studies of Cole Palen's Dolphin flying in the vicinity of Old Rhinebeck in September 1990. A week later it crashed into trees, suffering major damage.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N47166   [3]

The American fondness for leaving the fabric covers off spoked wheels detracts from the authentic appearance of Palen's Dolphin, which was finished as E4514, flown by Maj Cecil Montgomery-Moore of 19 Sqn.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / B.Dowsett - Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

The Dolphin make low pass over the aerodrome.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / B.Dowsett - Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Palen's Sopwith Dolphin replica has a 180 h.p. Hispano-Suiza engine.

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The first Dolphin displays its ugly lines at Brooklands soon after completion, probably in May 1917.

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The first prototype at Martlesham Heath in June 1917, after the ply fuselage top-decking had been extended aft.

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The second Dolphin prototype at Brooklands in its initial form, with a redesigned nose, small triangular radiators in its upper wing roots and cut-outs in the lower wing roots.

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As well as having the flank radiators which had been fitted to the modified second prototype, the third Dolphin had the two additional upward-angled Lewis guns, making it a four-gun fighter.

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The third prototype at Martlesham Heath, after the height of the fuselage rear top-decking had been reduced.

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The fourth prototype was essentially similar to production Dolphins, apart from its ash undercarriage vees and 1in greater backstagger.

Мировая Авиация 240

Серийный 5F.1 Dolphin. Радиатор мотора размещен в верхней части фюзеляжа, хорошо видны два стреляющих вверх-вперед пулемета Lewis.

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-11 / L.Coombs - Cockpits of the RAF (2)

The Sopwith Dolphin was designed to give its pilot an excellent upward field of vision - but at the expense of downward view.

Flight 1939-03 / Flight Advertisements

SOME SUCESSFUL SOPWITHS: THE DOLPHIN WAS DESIGNED FOR ALTITUDE WORK IN 1918.
“One scarcely dared to mutter the word 'Dolphin' much above a whisper, and visiting officers used to peer cautiously into those sheds, and come out muttering 'Back stagger!' in tones of awe.”

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3778   [2]

The Martlesham-developed crash pylon ("cabane"), probably seen here on C3778, was not popular, and neither did pilots like it as an alternative location for the Lewis gun.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3785

One of the RNAS's two Dolphins, C3785, at Dover, with eyes and jaws painted on its cowling.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-11 / Personal album

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3797   [2]

Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin C3797, powered by the 200 h.p. Hispano-Suiza engine, was from the first production batch of 500 aircraft. The first prototype of this back-staggered fighter was rolled out of Sopwith’s experimental department on May 23, 1917. Standard armament comprised a pair of fixed synchronised 0-303in Vickers machine guns in the forward fuselage and a single 0-303in Lewis gun on the upper wing attachment frame in the centre section, as seen in our photograph. C3797 was at Beaulieu on March 23, 1918.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3797   [2]

A pilot in full flying gear must have found entering the Dolphin's cockpit quite an exercise, as he had to climb up over the upper wing and descend through the open centre section. This is C3797.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3803

Home Defence Dolphin nightfighter C3803 at Sedgeford, with underwing Holt flare brackets, wingtip navigation lights and the whites of its roundels overpainted.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3858   [2]

Sopwith's Dolphin nightfighter conversion, C3858, with 141 Home Defence Sqn at Biggin Hill.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3858   [2]

Sopwith modified C3858 for night-fighting, increasing dihedral, adding protective half-hoops over the inner interplane struts and fitting a variable-incidence tailplane. This picture was taken at Brooklands on February 19, 1918.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C4159, C4161

The pilots of 87 Sqn prepare to take off from Hounslow. The nearest aircraft, "Q", could be C4159; second in line is C4161/"P".

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C4191

Dolphin C4191 at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, where it was used in experiments regarding rotation of the slipstream.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C8043

Built by Darracq, Dolphin III C8043 is seen here as "Y" of 79 Sqn at Bickendorf, near Cologne in Germany, in 1919.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: D3584

Dolphin D3584 "V" of 79 Sqn at Bickendorf in November 1918, with a camera-gun on the wing mounting frame, aligned with the Vickers guns, and white camshaft fairings and wheel centres.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: D3615   [2]

This Dolphin, D3615, is believed to have been the second British-made machine to have a 300 h.p. Hispano engine fitted in France. The top cowling completely covers the Vickers guns, and the long exhaust pipes are carried over the radiator blocks. Note the Morane-Saulnier AI monoplane in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Morane-Saulnier AI (MS-27/-29) - ФранцияFrance - 1917

Aeroplane Monthly 2001-02 / News

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: D3615   [2]

This study of the second British-built Dolphin II, D3615, at Villacoublay is unusual, as it depicts the aircraft with short exhaust pipes for its 300 h.p. Hispano-Suiza engine, rather than the long ones normally associated with this type. There are two possibilities; either the short exhaust allowed too much hot air to impinge in the radiators, impairing their efficiency, or the long exhausts cranked over the radiator were deemed unsatisfactory.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: D3775

This 87 Sqn Dolphin has the wing-mounted Lewis guns attached to the upper surface of its lower wings, inboard of the inner interplane struts but clear of the propeller disc.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: E4698

Sopwith-built E4698 displays the lower thrust line and right-handed propeller of the Dolphin III, with its ungeared 200 h.p. engine. This aircraft eventually went to No 10 TDS at Harling Road, and was at Cranwell in June 1919.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: E4764   [2], F7076, F7085

Eight Dolphins of 81 (Canadian) Sqn (later No 1 Sqn, Canadian Air Force) at Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire.

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A French-built Dolphin II, this machine bears the SFA number 007 on its rudder.

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A Dolphin I taxies out for take-off. This one has its single Lewis gun mounted on the port side.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / Personal album

Ministering to a Sopwith Dolphin I. The top cowling panel above the engine has been removed, revealing that the Vickers guns are not fitted. Evidently of a training unit, this Dolphin was one of the first Sopwith-built production batch of 500 (C3777-C4276).

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Hooper-built Dolphin J9 at Kenley Aircraft Acceptance Park after allocation to 93 Sqn, wearing the unit's white triangle symbol on its fuselage.

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A pilot of 23 Sqn with his Dolphin, fitted with a carrier for four Cooper bombs beneath the fuselage.

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Dolphins of 23 Sqn lined up at Bertangles in March-September 1918.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-12 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N47166   [3]

Cole Palen's Sopwith Dolphin replica N47166 over Old Rhinebeck in late September 1990, a few days before it crashed following engine failure.

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A specially-modified DH.4A used by the Hendon-based 1 Communications Squadron. Note the pendant on the inter-plane strut and the Sopwith Dolphins behind.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland D.H.4A - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1919

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An engineless Dolphin with all the cowling panels in place.

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The forward fuselage with main and gravity tanks, streamline-section undercarriage struts and the split axle in the spreader bar.

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The forward fuselage, including the instrument panel, magazines, control column, rudder bar and radiator shutters.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: D3747

The Lott jettisonable fuel tank after release from Dolphin D3747.

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The twin Lewis guns on the wing attachment frame. The magazines for the Vickers guns are also shown.

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The tailplane variable-incidence screwjack incorporated in the sternpost structure of a Dolphin II.

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The Dolphin I's 200 h.p. Hispano-Suiza installation.

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The Vickers guns above the cylinder blocks, with the radiator header tank immediately in front and just below them.

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The forward fuselage of a Dolphin II, showing the revised front ring to accommodate the ungeared 300 h.p. engine.

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Sopwith's "Dolphinarium" at Canbury Park Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, with Dolphins of the first production contract, for 500 aircraft, filling the factory. The rudder of Sopwith pusher seaplane No 124 may be seen on the roof divider in the middle distance, and the fuselage of a seaplane, possibly an Admiralty Type 807, is stored with other parts against the end wall.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Sopwith Folder / Admiralty Type 807 / Type 860 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914

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Another view of the first batch of Dolphins under construction at Canbury Park Road, taken at the same time as the previous picture, but from the opposite end of the factory.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3778   [2]

A close-up of the cabane and its Lewis gun.

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The cockpit of the second Dolphin at Martlesham Heath, showing the small windscreen fitted round an Aldis sight.

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A factory shot of a Dolphin cockpit, minus the twin Vickers guns. The central instrument is an Air Compass Type 5/17.

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Another Dolphin cockpit, this time showing how far the gun butts intruded. An unusual contoured windscreen is fitted here, rather than the more usual "Avro type".

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An instrument panel diagram from the Dolphin parts schedule. Top row, left to right: oil pressure, compass and cross-level, engine temperature; middle, clock; bottom, left to right: airspeed, magneto switches, maker's plate, main tank gauge, gravity tank gauge.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3988   [2]

The fuselage of the RAF Museum's Dolphin takes shape at RAF Wyton in November 2000. Original components from several sources are being incorporated in this reconstruction.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3988   [2]

Another view of the RAF Museum Dolphin under construction at Wyton. The original tailplane and elevator came from the Shuttleworth Trust, and a 6ft length of rear fuselage from C3988 turned up in a sale. This will be the new machine's identity.

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A threequarter-rear view of the forward fuselage, showing the supports for the engine bearers and the inter-bay bracing.

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Incorporated in the undernose fairing, the oil tank fits snugly beneath the ply panel under the front of the engine, with its filler tube protruding through the panel.

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The two fuselage-flank radiators, exhaust pipes, and the radiator header tank.

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The restored gravity tank, which will be mounted in the fuselage top-decking, behind the pilot's shoulder blades.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C3870

Dolphin C3870 of 87 Sqn after a landing mishap, showing how the type usually ended up with its tail in the air, allowing sufficient space for the pilot to wriggle clear.

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A dramatic impression, painted by Joseph Simpson in 1918, of 19 Sqn Dolphins engaging German Pfalz and Albatros scouts.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Pfalz D.III - ГерманияGermany - 1917

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This manufacturer's inboard profile graphically portrays the manner in which the greatest masses were concentrated in the smallest possible space, with the pilot, engine, tanks and armament tightly packed into the forward fuselage.

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Diagrams from the parts schedule, showing wing structure and fittings, the tail surfaces and undercarriage detail.

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Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin I