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] and 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

Crew: 1
Capacity: 1

Performance

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jackson 1974, p. 309
^ UK Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register G-EAIN
^ ^a ^b Robertson 1970, pp. 236-237.

Bibliography

Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Robertson, Bruce (1970). Sopwith-The Man and his Aircraft. Letchworth, UK: Air Review. ISBN 0-900435-15-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Jackson309-1] Jackson 1974, p. 309

[2] UK Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register G-EAIN

[Robertson_p236-7-3] Robertson 1970, pp. 236-237.

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