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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Sopwith Tabloid Biplane Thomas Brothers Aeroplane Co., Ithaca, New York, 1915 (28943756843): National Museum of the U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 2. Sopwith Tabloid RAFM: Nimbus227· Public domain
- 3. Sopwith Tabloid on floats which won the 1914 Schneider Race: Sopwith company photographer· Public domain
- 4. "Sopwith" (Tabloid) biplane LCCN2014697247: Bain News Service, publisher· Public domain
- 5. Sopwith Tabloid rear view: San Diego Air and Space Museum archives· Public domain
what is it?
The Sopwith Tabloid and Sopwith Schneider (floatplane) were British biplanes, originally designed as sports aircraft and later adapted for military use. They were among the first successful types to be built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. The "Tabloid", so named because of its small size, caused a sensation when it made its first public appearance.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 7.8 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 113 years ago, in 1913.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1913
- introduced
- 1914
- retired
- 1915
- status
- retired
- number built
- 42
- role
- sports/scout aircraft
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Sopwith Aviation Company
- engines
- 1× Gnome Monosoupape 9 Type B-2 / Monosoupape
- crew
- 1
- length
- 7 m
- wingspan
- 7.8 m
- height
- 3.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 771 kg
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 2,134 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2118167, Wikipedia: Sopwith Tabloid (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.