Sopwith Grasshopper

Grasshopper
Role Two-seat touring biplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Sopwith Aviation Company
First flight 1920
Number built 1


The Sopwith Grasshopper was a British two-seat touring biplane built by the Sopwith Aviation and Engineering Company at Kingston upon Thames in 1919.[1]

Development

The Grasshopper was a conventional two-seat open-cockpit biplane, with a nose-mounted 100 hp (75 kW) Anzani engine. Only one aircraft was built, registered G-EAIN,[2] which obtained its Certificate of Airworthiness in March 1920.[1] It passed through a number of private operators until 1929 when the Certificate was not renewed.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance


References

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jackson 1974, p. 309
  2. ↑ UK Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register G-EAIN
  3. 1 2 Robertson 1970, pp. 236-237.

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X. 
  • Robertson, Bruce (1970). Sopwith-The Man and his Aircraft. Letchworth, UK: Air Review. ISBN 0-900435-15-1. 
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