Sopwith Wallaby
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| Sopwith Wallaby G-EAKS, side view | |
| Role | Long-range transport biplaneTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Sopwith Aviation Company |
| First flight | 1919Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Retired | Template:End date and age |
| Status | crashed, rebuilt as 8-seater transport |
| Primary user | Australian Aerial Services |
| Number built | 1 |
The Sopwith Wallaby was a British single-engined long-range biplane built during 1919 by Sopwith Aviation Company at Kingston upon Thames.
Development
The Wallaby was designed to compete in an Australian government £10,000 prize for an England to Australia flight. It was a single-engined biplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine. It had an open cockpit with two seats that could be retracted inside the enclosed cabin.
Operational history
The Wallaby registered G-EAKS departed Hounslow on 21 October 1919 for Australia. On 17 April 1920 it crashed on the island of Bali in the Dutch East Indies. It was shipped to Australia and re-built as an 8-seater transport and was used by Australian Aerial Services.
Operator
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Specifications
Data from Sopwith—The Man and his Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
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See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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- ↑ Robertson 1970, pp. 236–237, 240–241.
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External links
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- Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". Contemporary technical description, with photographs and drawings, of the airplane and the planned flight from England to Australia.
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