The Sopwith Beagle

(Fictional)

History

The Sopwith Beagle was, by all accounts, a solid aircraft. Produced from 1915 until 1919, the Beagle saw use in many roles. The most prominent of these roles was, of course, as a fighter.
Used in smaller numbers relative to the Sopwith Camel, the Beagle was a moderately successful fighter. However, a tendency to roll to far in the direction of a turn when pulling back on the control column led to many accidents both in training and combat. This, paired with large amounts of other Sopwiths, Spads, and Nieuports available, led to limited service with the French and British Air Arms.

Aircraft and Flight Characteristics

Plane is shown with French markings on the wings and fuselage.

The plane also has a tendency to roll too far in one direction or another. An easy way to avoid this is to
a.) Use mouse as joystick
or
b.) Be careful when turning at high speeds

Controls

Activation Groups: None

When moving on ground, use yaw to turn. Never exceed ~10 mph. when aligning with runways and or turning.

Pull back on controls when rear wheel leaves runway surface and aircraft is perpendicular to the runway
itself.

When landing, reduce throttle to 20-30%, keep wings level, and touch down softly. Landing gear shocks will be able to sustain some harder than normal landings. If aircraft bounces, level out wings and try again or go around.

“It’s easier to go around and explain why you did rather than leave people wondering why you didn’t”. -Somebody in the YouTube comment section.

Armament

x2 Forward-mounted Lewis Automatic Machine Guns
80 Rounds per gun
5 second reload time

Photos

Sitting near a Tarrant Tabor

Realistic enough cockpit and gun sight

Perusing hostile Gotha G.V

Perusing hostile Gotha G.V

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