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Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
Am curious about a little known Sopwith
maxmwill
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Posted: Friday, July 18, 2014 - 06:32 AM UTC
I've been looking at little know aircraft designs, and found one built by Sopwith, 1919, and was certificated in 1920.

It was the Grasshopper, and in what little information I've gathered, it is somewhat similar to the 1 1/2 Strutter.

Having the Roden kit of the Strutter, I compared the various parts of the kit(it is unbuilt), and there is something of a resemblance.

So, would it be possible to use most of the parts, or at least somewhat of the kit, to build a Grasshopper, or would it be more trouble than it is worth?

On thing that I would have to do is either scratch build an Anzani radial, or find a resin engine that has cylinders that are a close match.
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