Sopwith 1½ Strutter
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The Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter is a British single- or two-seat multi-role biplane aircraft of the First World War. It was the first British two-seat tractor fighter and the first British aircraft to ente
RAF Sopwith 1 1 2 Strutter
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplane aircraft taking off from a platform built on top of HMAS Australia's midships 'Q' turret. 1918
A preserved Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter at the RAF Museum, London, showing the W-form pairs of "1+1⁄2" struts that gave the aeroplane its name, and the centrally-mounted Vickers machine gun
A replica Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter in 1916 RNAS livery, flying at a 2006 air show
Tractor configuration
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In aviation, a tractor configuration is a propeller-driven fixed-wing aircraft with its engine mounted with the propeller in front, so that the aircraft is "pulled" through the air. This is the usual
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
…The Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter is a British single- or two-seat multi-role biplane aircraft of the First World War. It was the first British two-seat tractor fighter and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun. It was given the name 1+1⁄2 Strutter because of the long and…
The Cessna 172, a tractor configuration aircraft, and the most popular airplane ever produced
A Britten-Norman Trislander aircraft (with an unusual 3rd tractor engine on the tail) at Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands
The Royal Aircraft Factory FE2 is an example of a pusher configuration