Sopwith Pushers and Gun Buses Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

August 1913

Type GPH:

1 - Sopwith

Type SPAz:

5 - Sopwith

Type SPGN:

5 - Sopwith

Type 806:

6 - Sopwith 17 - Robey & Co, Lincoln

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith Type SPAz

Type:

Training seaplane for Greek Navy

Wing:

Three and a half bay biplane. Unswept, unstaggered and equal span. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Wooden girder structure with fabric covering mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Tail booms extend from wings carry single rudder and tailplane

Landing Gear:

Twin main floats widely spaced under fuselage with cylindrical tail float

Power Plant:

One 100 hp Anzani ten cylinder, two row air cooled radial enmgine in the rear of the fuselage driving a pusher propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for crew

Span:

50 ft

Length:

30 ft 3 in

Height:

12 ft

Wing Area:

480 sq ft

Empty:

1,485 lb

Allup:

2,200 lb

Speed:

Unknown

Preserved in British Museums

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