Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Sopwith Dolphin
Category
Country
Production
1917–1918
Quantity
2,072
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR I
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1917
- Service Entry Year1918
- Crew1
- Primary RoleFighter
- GenerationWorld War I era
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypeHispano-Suiza 8B
- Engine ModelHispano‑Suiza 8B
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Top Speed193.909 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.73 Mach
- Service Ceiling6,400.8 m
- Ferry Range560 km
- Rate of Climb5 m/s
- G-Limit6
- Takeoff Run120 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length6.706 m
- Wingspan9.3 m
- Height2.9 m
- Wing Area31.5
- Empty Weight1,050 kg
- Loaded Weight1,300 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight1,400 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints0
- Weapons Payload100 kg
- Internal Gun2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns; up to 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns
- Internal Weapons BayNo
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built2,072
- Operators5
- Variants3
▲Service History2MOD.2
- Retirement Year1919
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1917Production started
- 1918Production ended
109
years in service
1
years in production
2,072
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
273AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS15WORLD WAR I · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS700UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS101PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
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