Sopwith Pup Aircraft

Pup, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Sopwith Aviation Co

First Flight:

February 1916

Pup:

96- Sopwith 850 - Standard Motor Co Ltd 820 - Whitehead Aircraft Ltd 30 - Wm Beardmore & Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Sopwith Pup

Type:

Single seat fighting scout

Wing:

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

Fuselage:

Fuselage of circular section tapering to square section mounted on lower wing of wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with split elevator. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type supported on V struts attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 80 hp Le Rhone 9C engine in the nose driving a two bladed wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit behind upper wing

Armament:

One 0.303 in Vickers machine-gun mounted on fuselage in front of cockpit

Span:

26 ft 6 in

Length:

19 ft 4 in

Height:

9 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

254 sq ft

Empty:

787 lb

Loaded:

1,225 lb

Max Speed:

111 mph at sea level

Climb:

16 min 25 sec to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

17,500 ft

Endurance:

3 hr

Preserved in British Museums

Pup:

9971 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Airworthy N5195 - Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop - Display

Replica:

A7317 - Midland Air Museum, Coventry - Display N5182 - RAF Museum, Hendon - Display N6452 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Display

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