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PILOT / OWNER / BUILDER / PAINTER PAUL WILLIAMS PUTTING HIS 1/3 SCALE BALSA USA SOPWITH PUP THROUGH SOME NICE MANOUVRES AT THIS WW1 AERODROME IN ESSEX UK,

STOW MARIES IS THE OLDEST SURVIVING WW1 / GREAT WAR AERODROME IN EXISTENCE (NOW A MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) AND IS STILL AN ACTIVE AIRFIELD FOR LIGHT AIRCRAFT AND MODEL SHOWS AND REENACTMENTS ETC,

THE AERODROME WAS OPENED OVER 100 YRS AGO TO COUNTER THE AIR RAIDS OVER BRITAIN BY GERMAN ZEPPELINS AND GOTHA BOMBERS ON LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND !

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PAUL SAID THAT THE MODELS MARKINGS / SCHEME ARE BASED ON ACTUAL AIRCRAFT
THAT WERE BASED AT STOWS IN 1914/18 !

MODEL INFO

1/3 scale Balsa USA Sopwith Pup,
span 108"
length 77"
weight 15kg,
powered by a Zenoah 38 with a reduction drive
JR radio
built and painted by me,
scheme is based on we believe a squadron of Pups that few from stow !

The Sopwith Pup was a British singleseater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very successful.
The Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but it was not completely replaced on the Western Front until the end of 1917. Remaining Pups were relegated to Home Defense and training units. The Pup's docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in aircraft carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments.

A prototype was completed in February 1916 and sent to Upavon for testing in late March. The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) quickly ordered two more prototypes, then placed a production order. Sopwith was heavily engaged in production of the 1½ Strutter, and produced only a small number of Pups for the RNAS. Deliveries commenced in August 1916.

Top speed: 180 km/h
Weight: 357 kg
Length: 5.89 m
Range: 309 km
Engine type: Rotary engine
Manufacturers: Sopwith Aviation Company, Standard Motor Company

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) also placed large orders for Pups. The RFC orders were undertaken by subcontractors Standard Motor Co. and Whitehead Aircraft. Deliveries did not commence until the beginning of 1917. A total of 1,770 Pups were built by Sopwith (96), Standard Motor Co. (850), Whitehead Aircraft (820), and William Beardmore & Co. (30).

The Pup's light weight and generous wing area gave it a good rate of climb. Agility was enhanced by installing ailerons on both wings. The Pup had half the horsepower and armament of the German Albatros D.III, but was much more manoeuvrable, especially over 15,000 ft (4,500 m) due to its low wing loading. Ace James McCudden stated that "When it came to manoeuvring, the Sopwith [Pup] would turn twice to an Albatros' once ... it was a remarkably fine machine for general allround flying. It was so extremely light and well surfaced that after a little practice one could almost land it on a tennis court." However, the Pup was also longitudinally unstable.

At the peak of its operational deployment, the Pup equipped only four RNAS squadrons (Nos. 3, 4, 8 and 9), and three RFC squadrons (Nos. 54, 46 and 66). By the spring of 1917, the Pup had been outclassed by the newest German fighters. The RNAS replaced their Pups, first with Sopwith Triplanes, and then with Sopwith Camels. The RFC soldiered on with Pups, in spite of increasing casualties, until it was possible to replace them with Camels in December 1917.

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FILMED AT THE STOWE MARIES GREAT WAR AERODROME,
(WORLDS OLDEST SURVIVING WW1 AERODROME)
HACKMANS LANE,
FLAMBIRDS CHASE,
CHELMSFORD, UK,
CM3 6RJ,
ON 192072020,