Sopwith generator

Does anyone know if the Sopwith Camel (or any other models) ever used a propeller driven generator? If so, what did it supply with power?

Dave:
This may be stretching things, but if the Camel was equiped with a C.C. "syncronizer" (w/o looking I think that would be a LeRhone powered Camel), then the 'pulse generator' would be prop driven. Or rather, driven by a gear mounted to the prop.
Steve

Dave:
This may be stretching things, but if the Camel was equiped with a C.C. "syncronizer" (w/o looking I think that would be a LeRhone powered Camel), then the 'pulse generator' would be prop driven. Or rather, driven by a gear mounted to the prop.
Steve

If you look at pictures of the day you'll see a small wind-driven pump on the cabane struts or the undercarriage legs. I understand this was used to pressurize the main fuel tank.

As far as an electrical generation goes there was a magneto for ignition.

What else on a Camel needs power?

Steve,
Do you mean a gear which just somehow attached to the engine, or a separate small auxilliary propeller? I hate to admit that I don't know what a c.c. synchronizer is.

Gordon,
I'll look through my reference material for a close up of the Sopwith, but in the meantime could you suggest a specific source?

Thanks to both of you. I'm looking at a small prop claimed to be from a Camel to add to my collection of large props, but you can imagine the various claims that are made about these artifacts from the people that are selling them.
Dave

Steve,
Do you mean a gear which just somehow attached to the engine, or a separate small auxilliary propeller? I hate to admit that I don't know what a c.c. synchronizer is.

Gordon,
I'll look through my reference material for a close up of the Sopwith, but in the meantime could you suggest a specific source?

Thanks to both of you. I'm looking at a small prop claimed to be from a Camel to add to my collection of large props, but you can imagine the various claims that are made about these artifacts from the people that are selling them.
Dave

[PeterL]

Gordon is absolutely correct, but just to put a name to it, it's a "Rotherham Pump". You'll see it on other British aircraft of the period. The French used a venturi tube for the same purpose

hth

Peter L

C.C. Interrupter gear was a machingun fire control mechanism to keep from shooting off your prop. Worked hydraulically and the 'pulse generator' was, on some machines, driven by a toothed gear on the main prop. This is obviously not what you had in mind. The Rotherham was driven by a small prop. Also some aircraft had electrical generators powered by small props. Usually 2 seaters with radios and/or heated flightsuits. The book DE HAVILAND DH-4, FROM FLAMING COFFIN TO LIVING LEGEND has a very good pic of these on pg. 90.

Generators, whether driven by small propellors in the slipstream or belts from the engine were usually found on two-seaters to power a radio transmitter when performing artillery spotting.