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Sopwith bat boat first flown
This was the first plane which the British made which could fly and float in water. it was powered by 225 hp Sunbeam engine. Many different boats were made from it. -
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Sopwith Camel is first flown
The Sopwith camel was invented by Tomy Sopwith. It had many strengths as it was a small plane ,so a harder targert for the enemies. The Sopwith Camel had a pair of twin Vickers machine guns, giving it strong firepower and an ability to shoot for nearly 20 seconds non-stop. It also carried 4 bombs so it had a variety of different weapons.
The Sopwith Camel was an replacement of the Sopwith Pup.
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Sopwith Dolphin fisrt flown
This was the first 4 gun fighter plane made in Britain. It was powered by 200 hp Hispano-Suiza 8B. Thousands of planes were made. -
Hawker Fury first flown
This was the first plane to reach 200 mph. It was powered by Rolls-Royce F.XI V-12 engine. It had very sensitive steering which gave it superb aerobatic performance. It was armed by two Viker guns -
Hawker Hurricane's first flight
This was one of the best plane flown during the WW1 as it made 60% of Britain's victory.
It was based on the design of the Hawker Fury. It had 4 powerful machine guns and the engine of a Rolls-Royce Goshawk. -
Hawker Typfoon first flown
This was thwe first plane to reach 400mph in the RAF. It was armed by 4 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon, 8 RP-3 unguided air-to-ground rockets, 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs. -
Hawker Hunter first flown
The Hwker Hunter was extremly fast and broke the worlds air speed record in 1953. It was a great achievement for Britan because it was the first jet plane to be made in Britain. The hawker hunter was also well armed. It had 4 ADEN guns, with 150 rounds of ammunition per gun. -
Hawker Harrier
This was the first plane that took off vertically. It was derived from the Hawker P.1127. It also had the engine of a Rolls-Royce Pegasus.
