The Sopwith Baby is a single-seat seaplane used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from 1915. The Baby is a development of the two-seat Sopwith Tabloid. Although the Baby had won the Schneider trophy in 1914, the RNAS did not place a formal order until January 1915. The production version of the Baby did not differ much from the Schneider trophy winner. A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ... Personnel of No 1 Squadron RNAS in late 1914 The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I, when it merged with the British Armys Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to form the Royal Air Force. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that manufactured aeroplanes for the British Military in the first world war, most famously the Sopwith Camel. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The Baby was used as a shipborne scout and bomber aircraft operating from larger ships such as seaplane carriers and cruisers, and smaller vessels such as trawlers and minelayers. It was even considered for operation from submarines. The main role of the Baby was to intercept German Zeppelin raids as far from Britain as possible. The term scout was used by several European air forces up to the inter-war period to refer to a light reconnaissance aircraft, initially unarmed. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping boobs. ... An Airbus A380, currently the worlds largest passenger airliner An aircraft is any vehicle or craft capable of atmospheric flight. ... For online phenomenon of shipping, see Shipping (fandom). ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ... Carrier has several different meanings: in telecommunication, a carrier wave in biology, an asymptomatic carrier the Carrier tribe, a First Nations tribe living in Canada a common carrier, a transport business (shipping or telecom) an aircraft carrier Willis Carrier, the inventor of air-conditioning Carrier, the company which he founded... The USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ... Vessels are a post-rock band from Leeds, UK. Vessels were born from the ashes of A Day Left in September 2005. ... Categories: Water-transport stubs | Ship types ... A minelayer is a naval ship used for deploying sea mines. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, one of the two zeppelins that carried passengers from Germany to the United States. ...

The Baby was also built by Blackburn, Fairey, and Parnall in the United Kingdom. In Italy licensed manufacture was undertaken by SA Aeronautica Gio Ansaldo of Turin. Babies saw service with Canada, the US, France, Chile, Greece and Norway. In Norway Babies were built occasionally as replacements, with a few seeing service until 1930. A small number of Norwegian Babies were used by Roald Amundsen in his polar expeditions. Altogether, about 700 Babies were built. This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century, notable for a number of important planes, including the Fairey III family and the Fairey Swordfish. ... The Parnall story is unique in the history of British aviation; for some 22 years the name of Parnall was associated with the development of a range of types, but none was built in quantity by that firm. ... Torino redirects here. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872 – June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. ...

Manufacturing History

• Schneider: 136 - Sopwith

• Baby:
  • 100 - Sopwith
  • 186 - Blackburn

• Hamble Baby:
  • 130 - Parnall
  • 50 - Fairey

Schneider (tailor in English; literally someone who cuts, from the verb schneiden to cut) is a very common family name in Germany. ... The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that manufactured aeroplanes for the British Military in the first world war, most famously the Sopwith Camel. ... The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that manufactured aeroplanes for the British Military in the first world war, most famously the Sopwith Camel. ... This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... The Parnall story is unique in the history of British aviation; for some 22 years the name of Parnall was associated with the development of a range of types, but none was built in quantity by that firm. ... The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century, notable for a number of important planes, including the Fairey III family and the Fairey Swordfish. ...

Operators

• Canada
• Chile
• France
• Greece
• Italy
• Norway
• United Kingdom

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 23ft
• Wingspan: 25 ft 8 in
• Height: 10ft
• Wing area: 240 ft²
• Empty weight: 1,226lb
• Loaded: 1,715lb
• Powerplant: One 110 hp Clerget rotary engine in the nose driving a two blade wooden propeller

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Performance

• Max Speed: 100 mph at sea level
• Service Ceiling: 10,000ft
• Rate of Climb: 285ft/min
• Endurance: 2.25hrs

Armament

• Guns: One Lewis machine gun
• Bombs: Two 65lb bombs

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