Sopwith "Swallow" - the British fighter - prototype

In June 1918, the "Sopwith Aviation Company" factory first flew an unarmed monoplane - a parasol, constructed on the basis of the Sopwith "Camel" fuselage. The new prototype was called the Sopwith "Monoplane" Nr.1, also known as the Sopwith "Scooter". The design was based on the Sopwith "Camel" fuselage, above which a wing was mounted at a low height, reinforced with RAF cables (special smooth-section cables, used to strengthen the structure of British aircraft), mounted on a pyramid above the wing. The aircraft was powered by a single rotational "Clerget" 9B 130 h. p. (97 kW) engine. The "Scooter", used for short and aerobatic flights by "Sopwith" test pilot Harry Hawker, was highly maneuverable and became the basis for a new fighter, initially called the "Monoplane" Nr. 2, later known as the Sopwith "Swallow". It also used the "Camel" fuselage, but with a larger, less swept wing. It was mounted slightly higher above the fuselage to give the pilot access to two synchronized 'Vickers" machine guns. The aircraft was powered by a 110 h. p. (82 kW) "Le Rhone" engine. The "Swallow" first flew in 1918 and was delivered to RAF Martlesham Heath on 28 October. One of the intended roles for the "Swallow" was as a carrier-based fighter. Initial engine problems delayed the testing program. When the engine problems were resolved, it turned out, that the "Swallow"'s flight characteristics were much worse, than the "Camel" with the "Le Rhone" engine. The aircraft was scrapped in May 1919 immediately after the tests. The "Scooter" continued to be used and in May 1919 was given the civil registration K-135, which was later changed to G-EACZ. Sold to Harry Hawker in 1921, but ended up in storage, as Hawker was killed in July of that year. Refurbished in 1925 and used for aerobatic flights and competitions until 1927. Scrapped in that year.

A small, simple, well-designed and quite richly detailed model of a monoplane from the dawn of aviation, which will be perfect even for novice modelers, working under the supervision of a more experienced colleague. You can choose a simpler and more complex method of manufacturing the engine cowling. There is a stock of colors (and quite a lot), the text instructions are small and only contain general assembly instructions, the graphic instructions are quite large, detailed, and perfectly readable.