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This pre-sale model is Made-to-Order, which has a production period of 1 month. Production will start upon receipt of confirmed order and payment. Please buy only if you can wait for 1 month production and 2-3 weeks shipping time from Manila, Philippines. Our warehouse inventory is fast moving so we may have stocks for immediate shipment. if not, since we have our own factory, we can make one for you in a month.This magnificent and Museum-Quality
It is 11.00" in Length, with 16.00" Wingspan, weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about 2.20 pounds.
The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand.
Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and there is No Reserve!
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Brief Info:
The Sopwith 5.F1 Dolphin was the only Sopwith fighter to appear in combat during the Great War that was not powered by a rotary engine. It is easily the ugliest Sopwith airplane, with its slab-sided fuselage and the reverse (i.e., "wrong") stagger to its wings. The Dolphin may have violated the aeronautical rule "if it looks right it is," but it also demonstrated that ugly is as ugly does, being one of the most successful RAF fighters of the last period of the war.
The Dolphin was one of Sopwith's attempts to improve the capability of a fighter at the higher altitudes that were being attained in 1917 (the other being the Snipe), which was why they went with the 200 h.p. Hispano-Suiza, which had excellent high altitude capability. The long wingspan gave the Dolphin good maneuverability at altitudes where the Camel struggled. Unfortunately, the engine was connected to the propeller by a reduction gear system, which proved to be the Achilles' heel of the airplane due to the improperly hardened pinions.
The reverse stagger of the wings allowed the center section to be cut out directly over the cockpit, giving the pilot an unrivalled field of vision. The reason for the reverse stagger was to avoid center of gravity and airflow interference problems, which required that the lower wing be position ahead of the upper wing.
The Dolphin was one of the most heavily-armed fighters of the war, with two Vickers .303 belt-fed weapons firing through the prop, and two free-moving Lewis guns of similar caliber mounted on the forward spar in the open center section of the upper wing. In operations, most pilots removed at least one of the Lewis guns to save weight.
Following the aircraft's operational success when it entered combat with 19 Squadron in January 1918, plans were made to manufacture the Dolphin II in France and power it with a 300 h.p. Hispano for French and American squadrons; the Armistice came before this plan could be put into action. The Dolphin III attempted to solve the engine problem by using an engine converted to accept a direct drive right-handed propeller.
The Dolphin remained in service after the war with 79 Squadron until July 1919. It last saw combat with the Polish Air Force during the summer of 1920.
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