Sopwith Pup

E19560

biplane fighter aircraft military aircraft single-seat aircraft

The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, renowned for its excellent maneuverability and service with both the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biplane → fighter aircraft → military aircraft → single-seat aircraft →
aircraftCategory	carrier-capable aircraft →
armament	1 × forward-firing synchronized Vickers machine gun →
configuration	tractor biplane →
conflictRole	Allied fighter in World War I →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crew	1 →
emptyWeight_kg	357 →
enteredService	1916 →
era	1910s →
firstFlightDate	1916-02-27 →
fuselageMaterial	wood →
grossWeight_kg	557 →
height_m	2.62 →
introduced	1916 →
length_m	5.88 →
manufacturer	Sopwith Aviation Company →
maxSpeed_kmh	175 →
notableCharacteristic	docile handling → excellent maneuverability →
notableUse	early aircraft carrier landing experiments →
operator	French Aéronautique Militaire → Imperial Russian Air Service → Royal Air Force → Royal Flying Corps → Royal Naval Air Service → United States Navy →
powerplant	rotary engine →
primaryRole	fighter →
range_km	480 →
retired	early 1920s →
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force → Royal Flying Corps → Royal Naval Air Service →
serviceCeiling_m	5200 →
successor	Sopwith Camel →
typicalEnginePower_hp	80 →
typicalEngineType	Le Rhône 9C →
usedFor	carrier trials → fighter training → home defence →
usedInConflict	World War I →
wingConfiguration	two-bay biplane →
wingspan_m	8.08 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Naval Air Service →	notableAircraft
Sopwith Aviation Company →	notableProduct
Thomas Sopwith →	notableWork
Sopwith Camel →	predecessor