Single engine biplane, all-vegetable monocoque fuselage, wings staggered, single-bay, strutted, scalloped trailing edges
Crew: 1 (r)
Length: 4ft 1in
Wingspan: 5ft 2in
Rate of climb: 200ft per minute
Service ceiling: 350 ft
Cruising (and maximum) speed: 20mph

The Sopwith Carrot first flew in August 1916 and entered service in March 1917 as an anti-fox, anti-dog multi-role tactical fighter-bomber/ground attack reconnaissance aircraft.

The design incorporated many ground-breaking and innovative features which have since been tried and discarded by aeronautical engineers worldwide. The construction of the aircraft was unique in that the fuselage was formed from a single prize carrot four feet in length. Wings and tail surfaces were clad in nibbled rhubarb leaves.