Nieuport 10

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Nieuport 10
Type	General purpose aircraft
Manufacturer	Nieuport
Designed by	Gustave Delage
Introduction	1914
Primary user	Aéronautique Militaire

The Nieuport 10 was a French biplane general purpose aircraft in service during during the early months of World War I.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operators 3 Survivors 4 Specifications (Nieuport 10) 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Design and development

In January 1914 designer Gustave Delage joined the "Société Anonyme des Establissements Nieuport" and started to design the series of aircraft that made him and the company famous. The first of these was the Nieuport 10, originally designed to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race of 1914. The First World War caused this contest to be cancelled, and the type was developed as a military two seat reconnaissance aircraft that entered service in 1915.

The type featured a distinctive "V" strut layout. The lower wing was much smaller in area than the upper wing and the concept was intended to combine the strength of the biplane's wire braced wing cell with the good visibility of the parasol monoplane.^[1]

As a two seater the type proved to be underpowered - 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. In this form the type was used as a fighter.

Two types were developed from the Nieuport 10 - the Nieuport 11 Bébé - a smaller aircraft, designed from the outset as a single seater, and the Nieuport 12 - a more powerful two seater.

[edit] Operators

 France

 Finland

 Italy

 Russian Empire

Ukrainian People's Republic (one aircraft only)

 United Kingdom

[edit] Survivors

One original Nieuport 10, flown by Charles Nungesser, is preserved at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on static display.

[edit] Specifications (Nieuport 10)

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 7.05 m (23 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 7.92 m (26 ft 11 in)
• Height: ()
• Wing area: 18 m² (193.7 ft²)
• Empty weight: 410 kg (902 lb)
• Loaded weight: 660 kg (1,451 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× le Rhone rotary, (80 hp)60 kW

Performance

• Maximum speed: 115 km/h (75 knots, 87 mph)
• Service ceiling 4,570 m (14,993 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.1 m/s (410 ft/min)
• Endurance: 2.5 hours

Armament

• 1 × Lewis machine gun mounted atop the upper wing

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of France
• List of fighter aircraft
  

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• First World War (WWI) Planes - Great War Flying Museum - Nieuport 10
• Nieuport 10 - First of the Classic Vee-Strut Nieuports

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