{"id":3723,"date":"2012-07-05T10:43:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T15:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/sky_surfing\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2012-07-05T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2012-07-05T15:47:05","slug":"the-sopwith-tabloid-project-is-complete-%e2%80%a2-bob-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/2012\/07\/05\/the-sopwith-tabloid-project-is-complete-%e2%80%a2-bob-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sopwith Tabloid Project Maiden Flight \u2022 Bob Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some shots I took recently of a brand new replica as it flew for the first time &#8211; under the expert &#8216;stick and rudder&#8217; work of Harvey &#8216;Hollywood Harve&#8217; Cleveland. The airplane, a full scale Sopwith Tabloid, was built from a &#8216;kit&#8217; by\u00a0 http:\/\/www.airdromeaeroplanes.com\/.<\/p>\n<p>The partner\/builders\u2026\u00a0 Rob Waring and Shelly Wells posing with their recently completed WW1 Sopwith, powered by a 2332 VW engine.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3727\" title=\"image005\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image005-640x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image005-640x428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image005.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;side by side&#8217; two seater leaped off the ground\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"image002\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0021-640x365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0021-640x365.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0021.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"image004\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0041-640x365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0041-640x365.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0041-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0041.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"image006\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0061-640x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0061-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0061-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0061.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"image003\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image003-640x405.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image003-640x405.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image003-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image003.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3730\" title=\"image009\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image009-640x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image009-640x390.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image009-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image009.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3729\" title=\"image008\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0081-640x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0081-640x407.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0081-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0081.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3731\" title=\"image010\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0101-640x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0101-640x406.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0101-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image0101.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3733\" title=\"image012\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image012-640x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image012-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image012-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image012.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The aircraft performed beautifully on its maiden flight\u2026\u00a0 and Rob, Shelly, and Harvey give it a happy thumbs up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3732\" title=\"image011\" src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image011-640x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image011-640x428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image011-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image011.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later,<\/p>\n<p>Bob Punch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some shots I took recently of a brand new replica as it flew for the first time &#8211; under the expert &#8216;stick and rudder&#8217; work of Harvey &#8216;Hollywood Harve&#8217; Cleveland. The airplane, a full scale Sopwith Tabloid, was built from a &#8216;kit&#8217; by\u00a0 http:\/\/www.airdromeaeroplanes.com\/. The partner\/builders\u2026\u00a0 Rob Waring and Shelly Wells posing with their <a href='https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/2012\/07\/05\/the-sopwith-tabloid-project-is-complete-%e2%80%a2-bob-punch\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homebuilt","category-show-an-airplane","category-uncategorized","category-12-id","category-5-id","category-1-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3723"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3736,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3723\/revisions\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}