Sopwith Bat Boat
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Top speed | 113 km/h |
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Retired | 1915 |
First flight | 1913 |
Engine types | Gnome Monosoupape |
Manufacturers | Sopwith Aviation Company |
Designers | Thomas Sopwith |
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ID | 3062556 |
About Sopwith Bat Boat
The Sopwith Bat Boats were British flying boats designed and built from 1912 to 1914. A single-engined pusher biplane, the Bat Boat was the first successful flying boat and amphibious aircraft built in the United Kingdom, with examples used by the Royal Navy and by Greece and Germany.