Airdrome Nieuport 17

Airdrome Nieuport 17
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Airdrome Aeroplanes
Status In production (2011)
Number built 9 (2011)
Unit cost
US$9,995 (kit less engine and instruments, 2011)
Developed from Nieuport 17

The Airdrome Nieuport 17 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]

The aircraft is a full-scale replica of the First World War French Nieuport 17 fighter. The replica is built from modern materials and powered by modern engines.[1]

Design and development

The Airdrome Nieuport 17 features a "V"-strut sesquiplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The kit is made up of twelve sub-kits. The Airdrome Nieuport 17 has a wingspan of 26.8 ft (8.2 m) and a wing area of 180 sq ft (17 m2). The standard engine used is the 102 hp (76 kW) four stroke Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 400 hours by the manufacturer. The aircraft can be constructed as a Nieuport 17 or as the improved Nieuport 17bis.[1][2]

Operational history

Nine examples had been completed by December 2011.[1]

Specifications (Nieuport 17)

Data from Kitplanes[1][2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 40. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. 2.0 2.1 Airdrome Aeroplanes (n.d.). "Nieuport 17 Biplane ~ Full Scale Replica". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2012.