| Nieuport IV | |
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| 1912 Nieuport IVG displayed in the Flygvapenmuseum at Malmen near Linköping, Sweden. | |
| Role | Sporting and military monoplane |
| National origin | France |
| First flight | 1911 |
| Introduction | 1911 |
| Status | preserved in museums |
| Primary users | Private pilots Air Forces |
| Variants | Nieuport VI |
The Nieuport IV was a French-built sporting, training and reconnaissance monoplane of the early 1910s.
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Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport had been formed in 1909 by Edouard de Nieuport. The Nieuport IV was a development of the early Nieuport series of his monoplanes, which commenced with the single-seat Nieuport I. It was initially designed as a two-seat sporting monoplane, but quickly found ready customers with the air forces of several countries. It was initially powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) rotary engine, which was later replaced by a 70 hp (52 kW) powerplant.[1]
The first Nieuport IVs were built in 1911. The design was quickly adopted by several air arms, including the Swedish Air Force, which was presented by four individuals with a model IVG in 1912, becoming the initial equipment of that force.[2] The IVG was one of the principal aircraft used by the Imperial Russian Air Service during its formative years. Lt Pyotr Nesterov performed the first ever loop over Kiev in a model IV on 27 August 1913.
The Swedish Air Force maintained their first model IV in airworthy condition until 1965.[3] This aircraft is now preserved in the Flygvapenmuseum at Malmen near Linköping.[4] The Museo del Aire at Cuatro Vientos near Madrid has a full scale replica of one of their model IVs.[5]
(source : Priswell)
Data from Aviafrance
General characteristics
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