Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Sopwith Pup
Bill Maloney 1/22/2010 |
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01 Sopwith Pup | 02 LeRhone 9C Rotary Engine | 03 Sopwith Pup Main Gear | 04 Sopwith Pup Tail Skid |
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05 Sopwith Pup Tail | 06 Sopwith Pup Cockpit | 07 Sopwith Pup | 08 Sopwith Pup |
Length: 19 feet 4 inches
Wingspan: 28 feet, 6 inches
Height: 9 feet 5 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: 787 lbs Empty 1,225lbs Max
Max Speed: 111mph
Cruise Speed: NA - rotary engines are run either at full power or off (there is no throttle)
Range: 3hrs flight endurance
Service Ceiling: 10,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: ___ Gallons
Powerplant: LeRhone 9C rotary engine 80 hp
Armament:
Single fixed forward firing 30cal. Vickers machine guns
First Flight : 1916
Cost: $____
This aircraft is a very well done replica of the original Sopwith Pup. Here's a Sopwith Pup Youtube video of a replica landing. The engine sounds more radial than rotary. Another Youtube Sopwith Pup video shows a replica Sopwith Pup along with other WWI Biplane replicas at an airshow. This also sounds like a radial engined Pup.
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