Sopwith Grasshopper
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{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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The Sopwith Grasshopper was a British two-seat touring biplane built by the Sopwith Aviation and Engineering Company at Kingston upon Thames in 1919.Jackson 1974, p. 309
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, which obtained its Certificate of Airworthiness in March 1920. It passed through a number of private operators until 1929 when the Certificate was not renewed. The last owner had been Constance Leathart.{{cite web |title=Register Entry for G-EAIN |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/ginfodocs/HistoricalLedger/G-EAIN.pdf |website=G-INFO |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |access-date=8 January 2023}}
Specifications
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|prime units? = imp
|crew=1
|capacity=1
|length m=7.04
|length ft=23
|length in=1
|span m=10.09
|span ft=33
|span in=1
|height m=2.74
|height ft=9
|height in=0
|height note=Robertson 1970, pp. 236–237.|wing area sqm=30.0
|wing area sqft=312
|wing area note=|gross weight kg=758
|gross weight lb=1670
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Anzani 10
|eng1 kw=75
|eng1 hp=100
|max speed kmh=144
|max speed mph=90
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0-370-10014-X }}
- {{cite book |last= Robertson|first=Bruce |title=Sopwith-The Man and his Aircraft |year=1970 |publisher=Air Review |location=Letchworth, UK |isbn= 0-900435-15-1}}
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