Sopwith Tabloid Aircraft
Tabloid Replica, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Sopwith Aviation Co |
First Flight: |
November 1913 |
Tabloid: |
28 - Sopwith |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Sopwith Tabloid |
Type: |
Single seat scout |
Wing: |
Single bay biplane. Unswept, staggered and equal span. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Lateral control by wing warping |
Fuselage: |
Wooden girder structure with fabric covering mounted on lower wing |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane with split elevators with single rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Landing gear has twin wheels and skids attached by struts to fuselage. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 80 hp Gnome seven-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine in the nose driving a 8ft 3 in two-blade propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit under upper wing |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
25 ft 6 in |
Length: |
20 ft 4 in |
Height: |
8 ft 5 in |
Wing Area: |
241 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
730 lb |
All-up: |
1,120 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
93 mph |
Climb: |
1 min to 1,200 ft |
Endurance: |
3 hr |
Preserved in British Museums | |
Tabloid Replica: |
168 - RAF Museum, Hendon - Display |
Web Sites | |
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/sopwith_tabloid.html |