Nieuport 11 and 17
Aircraft and Flight Characteristics |
Span |
7.52 m |
Length |
5.50 m |
Height |
2.40 m |
Weight |
|
Empty |
162 kg |
Loaded |
480 kg |
Maximum Speed |
162 km/hr. at 2000 m |
Climb |
|
To 2000 m |
8 minutes 50 seconds |
To 3000 m |
15 minutes |
Ceiling |
5000 m |
Range |
250 km |
Endurance |
2.5 hrs. |
Armament |
Single Hotchkiss or Lewis Machine gun |
Nieuport 17 Single-Seat Fighter with a 110 hp Le Rhône 9Ja engine
Span |
8.16 m |
Length |
5.80 m |
Height |
2.40 m |
Weight |
|
Empty |
375 kg |
Loaded |
560 kg |
Maximum Speed |
|
Sea Level |
165 km/hr. |
2000 m |
160 km/hr. |
3000 m |
154 km/hr. |
4000 m |
137 km/hr. |
Climb |
|
To 2000 m |
6 minutes 50 seconds |
To 3000 m |
11 minutes 30 seconds |
To 4000 m |
18 minutes 5 seconds |
Ceiling |
5300 m |
Range |
250 km |
Endurance |
1 hr. 43 minutes |
Armament |
One 7 mm Vickers synchronized machine gun and up to 8 le Prieur rockets |
1. French Aircraft of the First World War
by Davilla, Dr. James and Arthur M. Soltan
2. Lafayette Escadrille Pilot Biographies Gordon, Denis
3. Profile Publications No. 49, Andrews, C.F.
4. Photo Courtesy of The Aerodrome website
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