Sopwith Cuckoo Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

June 1917

T.1:

1 - Sopwith

Cuckoo:

162 - Blackburn 50 - Fairfield Engineering 20 - Pegler

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith Cuckoo

Type:

Carrier-borne or shore-based torpedo carrier

Wing:

Three bay biplane with unstaggered, unswept, equal span wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower fuselage is of wooden structure

Tail Unit:

Tailplane on top of fuselage with split elevator. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split axle type. Each main wheel support by V strut attached to wing at inner struts with axle to fuselage. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 200 hp Sunbeam Arab engine inthe nose driving two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of wing

Armament:

One 18 in torpedo carried below the fuselage

Span:

46 ft 9 in

Length:

28 ft 6 in

Height:

10 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

566 sq ft

Empty:

2,199 lb

Loaded:

3,883 lb

Max Speed:

103.5 mph at 2,000 ft

Climb:

4 min to 2,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

12,100 ft

Endurance:

4 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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