Giant Scale Sopwith Pup - Warbirds Over Whatcom

I was able to grab a few minutes of video of this beautiful Sopwith Pup (and almost missed the landing!) . The plane was just one of many amazing models that were in attendance at the "Warbirds Over Whatcom" event held at Bell Air R/C Flyers in Ferndale, Washington.

What a great event. Well done Bell Air!

I'm going to try and get some information about the owner and the build details on this amazing giant scale biplane. When I get the details, I will post them back here.

Although the plane sounded great, there was a lot of pit noise, chatter and the announcer (who did a great job) was discussing unrelated housekeeping items about the event. I felt the plane deserved better and gave it some music instead.

Music: "Goodbye Railroad" by Nick Gallant


The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very successful. The Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but it was not completely replaced on the Western Front until the end of 1917. Remaining Pups were relegated to Home Defence and training units. The Pup's docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in aircraft carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments. (per Wikipedia)