Sopwith Tabloid

The Sopwith Tabloid and Schneider were British biplanes originally designed as sports aircraft and later adapted for military use. They were among the the first types to be built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. The Tabloid so named because of its small size caused a sensation when it first appeared its performance easily surpassing the existing monoplanes of the day. A floatplane variant was prepared and entered for the 1914 Schneider Trophy race.

Craig Richardson's Sopwith Tabloid for FS9 two version's - stock landplane and Schneider Trophy racer on floats.1
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A fortnight later the Sopwith Tabloid was unpacked and reassembled in the team tent at Monaco.4
B01b SIGNED Sopwith Tabloid Backstamp No 201 Squadron Crest (Undated) Total Number Issued 13,000 RAF B1a Standard Cov… £1.5
Dave Hewett: Sopwith Tabloid was finished last year. The water take-off part is all theory, however, but with the wheeled undercarriage (so that's what "u.c.6
Die Sopwith Tabloid war ein Doppeldecker-Sportflugzeug, das von der Sopwith Aviation Company 1913 gebaut wurde.7
on 27 September 1914 he was flying Sopwith Tabloid No 168 when it was damaged at Antwerp. I hope that this is useful.8
Sopwith Tabloid - 1913 (Single-engined piston biplane) World War I Bristol Scout - 1914 (Single-engined piston biplane fighter) Martinsyde S1 - 1914 (Single-seat biplane scout/fighter) 9

Made by Sopwith Aviation Company.

Sopwith Tabloid aeroplane in 1914. The weekend proved very challenging weather wise.10
Sopwith Tabloid replica, RAF Museum, Hendon Aug 2004 1914 - Sopwith Tabloid (also SS & Sociable) Format - single seat biplane fighter Production - 36 11
Sopwith Tabloid, probably at Brooklands in 1914 Publisher Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited Contributor Jackie Sims 12
strongly reminiscent of a Sopwith Tabloid, was designed and built at the Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co Ltd workshops at Sockburn, near Christchurch, the two persons most concerned with the construction 13
The British Sopwith Tabloid, a forerunner to the Scout aeroplane, is flown for the first time, at Farnborough.14
The British won in 1914 with a Sopwith Tabloid at 86.6 mph (about 139 km/h). The competition resumed in 1919 at Bournemouth where in foggy conditions the Italian team won.15
The Sopwith Tabloid Scout plane photograph shown, is free of cost to download providing that the photograph is not used for business or commercial gains.16
The Sopwith Tabloid was a biplane sports aircraft.17
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Royal Naval Air Service
Height Main
3.05 m
Height Alt
10.0
Length Alt
23.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
717.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
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Range Main
510.0
Max Speed Alt
5520.0
Type Of Prop
9
Max Speed Main
148.0
Introduction
1914
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1580.0
Ceiling Main
4
600 m
Number Built
40
Crew
one
Retired
1915
Armament
* Some RNAS aircraft fitted with 1 × forward-firing .303 in Lewis gun* 2 × 20 lb bombs
Area Main
22.39 m²
Primary user
Span Alt
777.24
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
100 hp
Engine(prop)
Gnome Monosoupape
Manufacturer
First Flight
November
Span Main
7.77 m
Power Main
75.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
1200.0
Length Main
7.02 m
Area Alt
241.0
Range Alt
18900.0
Similar Aircraft
*Avro 511*Bristol Scout
Related
* Sopwith Baby
Empty Weight Main
545.0
Ceiling Alt
15000.0
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