Sopwith Camel
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Sopwith Camel
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The Sopwith Camel was responsible for destroying 1,298 enemy aircraft between its introduction in June, 1917 and Armistice Day[1].
The Sopwith Camel was an extremely challenging aircraft to fly: "As an aeroplane the Camel seemed to have every fault in the book, and was about the most vicious aircraft ever produced. The tail area was too small, while the main concentration of weight was packed into the first seven feet of fuselage. Without any means of trimming the stability fore and aft, the whole aircraft was tail heavy so that the pilot had to fly with a continuous forward pressure on the joystick. If he released this pressure for an instant, up would come the nose and she would automatically start to loop."[1].
