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- day fighter and fighter bomber
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- Engine: one 150 h.p. Bentlry BR.I
- Max speed: 115 mph
- length: 5.62m
- span: 8.40m
- weight: 929lbs
- Ceiling: 19,000'
- Endurance: 50 mins
- Stall speed: 45 mph
- Armament: 2 weapon stations
- twin vickers guns
- Manoeuverability: excellent
- Survivability: fair
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- Notes: One of the best british fighters
- to see action during WWI, the camel
- is a highly manoeuvrable aircraft
- with a decent turn of speed. Both
- these attributes make it an excellent
- dogfighter.
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- fighter and fighter-bomber
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- Engine: one 280 h.p. R.R. Falcon III
- Max speed: 125 mph
- length: 7.75m
- span: 11.80m
- weight: 1745lbs
- Ceiling: 20,000'
- Endurance: 60 mins
- Stall speed: 50 mph
- Armament: 4 weapon stations
- one vickers gun
- Manoeuverability: fair
- Survivability: good
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- Notes: larger and faster with a
- heavier payload than the Sopwith
- Camel, the 'brisfit' is more suited
- to a ground attack role where it's
- limited manoeuvrability is not such
- a drawback.
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- fighter/ground attack aircraft
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- Engines: one 80 h.p. Le Rhone
- Max speed: 111 mph
- length: 5.80m
- span: 7.95m
- weight: 787lbs
- Ceiling: 17,500'
- Endurance: 60 mins
- Stall speed: 40 mph
- Armament: 3 weapon stations
- one vickers gun
- Manoeuverability: good
- Survivability: good
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- Notes: a versatile and agile aircraft,
- the pup is equally at home with air
- to air and air to ground combat
- missions. Not quite as agile as the
- Camel, it can pack a heavier punch
- due to its slightly larger payload.
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- air-air and air-ground fighter
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- Engine: one 130 h.p. Clerget
- Max speed: 117 mph
- length: 5.65m
- span: 7.95m
- weight: 1101lbs
- Ceiling: 20,500'
- Endurance: 70 mins
- Stall speed: 35 mph
- Armament: 3 weapon stations
- twin vickers guns
- Manoeuverability: excellent
- Survivability: poor
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- Notes: with the extra flying surface
- provided by three wings, this is a
- most manoeuvrable aircraft ideally
- suited to dogfighting. It has a
- larger payload than the Camel, but
- is not as durable in a prolonged
- fight.
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- high performance fighter
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- Engines: one 200 h.p. Hispano Suiza
- Max speed: 138 mph
- length: 6.30m
- span: 7.95m
- weight: 1400lbs
- Ceiling: 17,000'
- Endurance: 60 mins
- Stall speed: 50 mph
- Armament: 3 weapon stations
- twin machine guns
- Manoeuverability: fair
- Survivability: fair
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- Notes: a good all rounder with
- reasonable handling characteristics
- and durability, it's main advantage
- is it's high speed, giving it the
- chance to retreat from a fight
- if things are not going well.
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- fighter and fighter bomber
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- Engine: one 230 h.p. Bentley B.R.2
- Max speed: 121 mph
- length: 5.92m
- span: 9.02m
- weight: 1312lbs
- Ceiling: 20,000'
- Endurance: 70 mins
- Stall speed: 40
- Armament: 4 weapon stations
- twin vickers guns
- Manoeuverability: good
- Survivability: fair
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- Notes: A reasonable payload and turn of
- speed helps this fighter deliver a
- punch deep within enemy territory.
- Lacking great durability however, is
- cannot tarry in a dense threat
- environment.
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- Monoplane fighter
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- Engine: one 110 h.p. Le Rhone
- Max speed: 110 mph
- length: 6.13m
- span: 9.22m
- weight: 896lbs
- Ceiling: 20,000'
- Endurance: 55 mins
- Stall speed: 50 mph
- Armament: 3 weapon stations
- one vickers gun
- Manoeuverability: good
- Survivability: good
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- Notes: one of the few british
- monoplanes, the M.1C is a good all
- rounder suitable for most tasks. Not
- as fast as some of the other
- aircraft, it is both manoeuvrable and
- durable.
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- ground attack/torpedo bomber
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- Engine: one 200 h.p. Sunbeam Arab
- Max speed: 103 mph
- length: 8.55m
- span: 14.02m
- weight: 3883lbs
- Ceiling: 12,100'
- Endurance: 80 mins
- Stall speed: 45 mph
- Armament: 5 weapon stations
- one machine gun
- Manoeuverability: fair
- Survivability: excellent
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- Notes: A slow but highly durable
- aircraft, the cuckoo is ideally
- suited to ground attack duties.
- Despite it's size and payload, it is
- still reasonable manoeuvrable and can
- take a lot of punishment.
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