This article is about the floatplane that competed in the 1919 Schneider Trophy. For the aircraft that won the 1914 Schneider Trophy, see Sopwith Tabloid.
Schneider / Rainbow
Role
Racing Aircraft
Type of aircraft
National origin
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Sopwith
First flight
1919
Retired
1923
Number built
1
The Sopwith Schneider of 1919 was a British racing seaplane. It was a single seat biplane intended to compete in the 1919 Schneider Trophy. After this race was abandoned due to fog, the Schneider was rebuilt into a landplane racer as the Sopwith Rainbow, being destroyed in a crash in 1923.
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