Sopwith Dolphin - An Underappreciated Workhorse

Описание: For this Saturday Extra, we return to aviation videos. And to the Great War, where we look at another underrated fighter aircraft. In this case, the Sopwith Dolphin. Probably the least known of Sopwith's major aircraft designs, well behind the Camel, Triplane and Pup. In spite of having a very large production run.

...albeit, with most of that production run being scrapped for lack of engines.

The Dolphin was a very capable fighter for its day and age. Fast, agile, and with excellent high altitude performance and pilot visibility. However, it entered service late and with engine troubles.

Declared obsolete soon after the Armistice, the Dolphin faded into obscurity. Let's try and change that, with this video.

Further Reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Sopwith-man-ai...
https://www.amazon.com/Sopwith-Aircra...
https://www.amazon.com/Dolphin-Snipe-...
https://www.amazon.com/Sopwith-Fighte...
https://www.amazon.com/Windsock-Dataf...
https://www.amazon.com/SOPWITH-DOLPHI...
https://warbirdtails.net/2015/07/31/s...
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/cam...
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritag...