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How wide is a Sopwith Camel biplane?

A Sopwith Camel biplane has a wingspan of about 8.5 m (28 ft).

What is measured: WWI British fighter aircraft, wingspan

Sopwith Camel Biplane (8.5 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Sopwith Camel Biplane (8.5 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.4× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 71% of the length of a city bus
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 4.3× the height of a doorway
  • About 5× the height of an adult person

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Facts about Sopwith Camel Biplane

The Sopwith Camel shot down more enemy aircraft than any other Allied fighter of World War I.

Source: Royal Air Force Museum: Sopwith Camel

Military

NameSizeCompared with Sopwith Camel Biplane
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)0.85×
Centurion Tank7.6 m (25 ft)0.89×
Tiger I Tank8.45 m (28 ft)0.99×
Sopwith Camel Biplane8.5 m (28 ft)this page
MD/AH-6 Little Bird9.7 m (32 ft)1.1×
M1A2 Abrams Tank9.77 m (32 ft)1.1×
F-16 Fighting Falcon9.96 m (33 ft)1.2×
Leopard 2 Tank9.97 m (33 ft)1.2×
Messerschmitt Bf 1099.97 m (33 ft)1.2×
MiG-15 Fighter10.1 m (33 ft)1.2×

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