Sopwith
Pup 40"
Short
Kit & Plans: $75 0Buy
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Plans:
$250Buy
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Skill Level: Intermediate
More than 190 laser cut parts
SPECIFICATIONS
Scale:
1/8
Prop:
10x7
Channels:
R/E/A/T
Wheels:
balsa
and plywood with Neoprene foam tires
Airfoil Type: flat bottomed
Wing
Area: 550 sq in
Cowl:
built up balsa and plywood
Designer:
M.K.
Bengtson
Weight:
30 oz ready to fly
jSpinner:
N/A
Prototype
By: Chris Goodchild
Power
System: Long Can Speed 400 and MP Jet 3.5:1 gearbox
Shipping
Weight: 3 pounds
FEATURES
- One piece construction
- Top and bottom wing alignment is built into model
- Box front fuselage, built up rear
- Laser cut plywood cabane struts are fit into laser cut pockets in side balsa for perfect alignment
- Laser cut balsa for built up cowl included
- Laser cut tail parts included
- Balsa and plywood wheel kit with Neoprene foam rubber tire material included
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
The Sopwith Pup was the pilots favorite of all Sopwith fighters. It's docility and with excellent agility made it a pilot's aircraft. It had none of the heaviness of the prior 1 ½ Strutter and lacked the latent viciousness of the later Camel.