Sopwith 1919 Schneider Cup Seaplane
Sopwith Aviation Company · United Kingdom · first flew 1919 · light aircraft
The Sopwith Schneider of 1919 was a British racing seaplane, a single-seat biplane built to compete in the 1919 Schneider Trophy.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.55 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Small single-seat single-bay biplane floatplane
- Cosmos Jupiter radial engine
- All-wooden construction
A compact biplane seaplane registered G-EAKI.
Specifications
- The Sopwith 1919 Schneider Cup Seaplane has a length of 6.55 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.32 m (24 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 274 km/h (170 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Sopwith designed a small floatplane of all-wooden construction with single-bay wings, powered by the new Cosmos Jupiter radial engine.
Variants
After the race, it was rebuilt as the Sopwith Rainbow landplane racer with an ABC Dragonfly engine. Only one was built.
Where you'll see it
Flown by Harry Hawker, it abandoned the 1919 race in fog at Bournemouth. The Rainbow was destroyed in a crash in 1923.
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