Nieuport 10
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The Nieuport 10 was a French biplane fighter aircraft during World War I.
In January 1914 designer Gustave Delage joined the Etablissements Nieuport and started the series of aircraft that made him and the company famous. The first of these was the Nieuport 10, a small two-seat reconnaissance biplane with the distinctive "V" struts. The lower wing was much smaller in area than the upper wing and the concept combined the strength of the biplanes wire braced wing cell with the stability and good visibility of the parasol monoplane.
The two seaters proved underpowered and were used primarily for observation. Many were converted to single seat fighters by simply covering the front cockpit, and adding an upward firing Lewis machine gun to the center section of the top wing.
Concurrently with this program, Delage designed and built the Nieuport Bébé for the Gordon-Bennett race, and developed this into the Type 11 scout. When the Nieuport 11 appeared at the front, the main duty of the model 10 became that of a training machine.
[edit] Specifications
Nieuport 10
- Country: France
- Manufacturer: Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport
- First Service: 1914
- Engine: 80 hp le Rhone
- Wing Span: 26 ft 11 in (7.92 m)
- Wing Area: 18 m²
- Length: 23 ft 3 in (7.05 m)
- Empty Weight: 902 lb
- Gross Weight: 1451 lb
- Armament: 1 Lewis Machine gun mounted atop the upper wing
- Crew: 1
Performance
- Max Speed: 87 mph (115 km/h)
- Climb: 2,000 m in 16 min
- Ceiling: 14,993 ft
- Endurance: 2.5 hours
