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SOPWITH PYTHON

With the operational success of the "Camel" the sopwith design team set out to produce their most radical and ambitious fighter yet.The Sopwith python took to the air in September of 1918.Despite its unorthodox look the "Python" Was a structurally sound machine.High maneuverable and armed with four belt fed vickers machine guns,twice firepower of most its german counterparts,the python was an unnerving sight to the German Imperial Air Service.Placing the two poer plants becide each other counteracthed the problem of gyroscopic rotation that plagued the F1 "Camel".Lansings proved to be more diffucult...

Only a Handful of Pythons were Produced and only two found teir way to the combat squadrons on the Western Front.There are no reported combat Victories by either machine.No Examples of this unique aircraft survive today.


Inspired from Robert Fitzgerald 's "revisionism" series.
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~Enrico1946 Apr 5, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
and I thought the Twin Blackburn was enough, I guess they need for bombers, AMAZING work on the aircraft dude, never thought this designed exists in WWI :D :D :D
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~perttime Nov 6, 2012
Do you think this design was inspired by the Sopwith Bactrian reconnaissance aircraft that flew in the summer of 1918?

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~rOEN911 Nov 6, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
nop i saw a nice picture in a book and i decide to do the same :P
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~Denis7788 Jan 6, 2012
Very interesting and informative since I’m not very good at WWI details! So, besides esthetic visual pleasure you educate me/us so much either ;)
Thank you!
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*blw7920 Jan 4, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I've never heard of this aircraft before, and I like to think I'm an aviation buff, very interesting, and another great picture!!! :)
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~SlingBlade87 Dec 27, 2011
I love these weird bastard designs like the Twin Mustang and now the Sopwith Python. What loony decides that fusing two hulls together is a good idea eh?
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~rOEN911 Dec 27, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
The same persons who did The stelth and the Space shuttle..some times designs like that are very advanced for their time.. :D
Thanks for your reply.
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~SlingBlade87 Dec 28, 2011
And sometimes they're just downright silly...if cool.
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~Rexee Dec 25, 2011
rOEN911. "Sopwith Python"... Inspired from Robert Fitzgerald 's "revisionism" series
Cheers
Fitz
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~rOEN911 Dec 25, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
done :)
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