First Flight

This morning the locally based Sopwith Pup took to the skies for the first time with our Gnome 100HP engine on the front.  It sounded great and performed even better.  The pilot (Wayne Tantrum) came back with a big grin and was very happy with how it handled.  He reported back that it was very controllable on the engine, and he had a significant increase in speed from 70-80MPH to around 110MPH.

Fair to say we are all very pleased with the result and can’t wait for more flying.  It is going to be great to see it taking on a Fokker DR.1 Triplane at Classic Fighters Airshow this weekend.

Thanks to Wayne for taking the time to help install the engine and to Murray Miers of Chariots of Fire Fighter Collection for allowing us to re-engine his Sopwith Pup for the airshow.