Wingnut Wings Sopwith Pup "Gnome"

[RichB]

Wingnut Wings has announced their newest release, the Sopwith Pup with the Gnome engine. It is available for pre-order with shipments expected to be in the July-August timeframe.

Sopwith Pup "Gnome"


They also announced a production delay with the Gotha G.1 and UWD with shipping now epected for June.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[Heavens Eagle]

 

[moon puppy]

The Pup was a nice kit. I had more problems with aftermarket decals than the kit itself.

Thanks Rich, Paul!

 

[JSteinman]

Kewl! (What is a pup vs camel?)

 

[moon puppy]

Pup was earlier aircraft, not as fast as the Camel. Camel had higher climb rate, hard to tell them apart for me. Think the lower wing dihydral is a good indicator as well as the cowl.

 

[JSteinman]

Pup was earlier aircraft, not as fast as the Camel. Camel had higher climb rate, hard to tell them apart for me. Think the lower wing dihydral is a good indicator as well as the cowl.

dye what-e?

 

[RichB]

The Pup was the predecessor of the Camel, entering service in late 1916. It was much lighter and agile than the German fighters of the time. By the spring of 1917 the Pup was outclassed by newer German fighters and the Camel was developed to replace it on the front lines.


Cheers,
Rich

 

[moon puppy]

Pup was earlier aircraft, not as fast as the Camel. Camel had higher climb rate, hard to tell them apart for me. Think the lower wing dihydral is a good indicator as well as the cowl.

dye what-e?

er...opps...

dihedral...

the upward angles of the wings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihedral_(aeronautics)

 

[jknaus]

This version is supposed to come with the rockets for the cabanes.