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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]

Grasshopper
Role	Two-seat touring biplane Type of aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Sopwith Aviation Company
First flight	1920
Number built	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] which 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
• Length: 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 1 in (10.09 m)
• Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) [3]
• Wing area: 312 sq ft (30.0 m²) [3]
• Gross weight: 1,670 lb (758 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 10 , 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 mph (144 km/h, 78 kn)

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