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Sopwith Rhino Triplane Bomber https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/sopwith-rhino-triplane-bomber/ #bomber #FirstWorldWar #RAF #RFC #RoyalAirForce #RoyalFlyingCorps #Sopwith #SopwithRhino #triplane #triplanebomber #WorldWarOne #WWI

First flying in October 1917, the Sopwith Rhino was a two-seat triplane bomber. Designed as a private venture by Sopwith, it featured an internal bomb load of up to 205kg. Armament consisted of a synchronised Vickers machine gun firing through the propeller disc and a Lewis machine gun in the rear cockpit.

Testing found that the aircraft was nose heavy and the Galloway Adriatic six-cylinder, water-cooled inline engine was subject to overheating. Testing was undertaken at Martlesham Heath in February and March 1918, but it had a poor ceiling and low speed, and was rejected as a service type. Only two prototypes were built.

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