Nieuport Madon

Nieuport Madon

Nieuport Madon prototype with wing root opening visible
Role	Fighter
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Nieuport
First flight	December 1918
Number built	2

In October 1917 Nieuport began construction of a prototype monoplane fighter known as the Nieuport Madon, a strut braced monoplane.^[1]

Design and development

The shoulder mounted wing was supported by sizeable lift struts attached to the landing gear, which featured an additional lifting area between the wheels. A section of wing root was cut away to improve downward visibility.^[1] The fuselage and wing were fabric covered. It was armed with two synchronized 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns.^[2] The first prototype made its first flight in early January 1918 while powered by a 110 kW (150 hp) Gnome Monosoupape 9N rotary engine,^[1] the same engine used in the Nieuport 28.

The second prototype first flew in late January 1918 with the slightly more powerful 130 kW (180 hp) Le Rhône 9R.^[2] This aircraft had a revised wing whose inboard trailing edges were cut away and an elongated fin. On 1 May 1918 the second prototype was rejected in favour of the Monosoupape powered model.^[1]

The Nieuport Madon was not officially accepted but would be refined through the Nieuport 31^[1] the Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplan and into the Nieuport-Delage NiD 62 which was still in second line service in 1940.

Nieuport Madon circa 1918

Specifications

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 17.5 m² (188 sq ft)
Empty weight: 433 kg (955 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 703 kg (1,550 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 9N 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
Endurance: 2 hours
Time to altitude: Time to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) - 13 min.

Armament

Guns: 2x synchronized 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 Green, W.; Swanborough, G. (2001). The Complete Book of Fighters. Salamander Books. ISBN 978-1840652697.
1 2 Bruno Parmentier (7 March 2006). "Nieuport Madon". aviafrance.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

Bibliography

Bruce, J.M. (1988). Nieuport Aircraft of World War One - Vintage Warbirds No 10. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-934-2.
Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. pp. 410–411. ISBN 978-1891268090.

Aircraft produced by Nieuport

Nieuport (1909-1914)	1909 monoplane II III IV IVM VI VII X XI Nieuport-Dunne Carton-Pate

Nieuport (1914-1918)	10 11 12 12bis 13 14 15 16 17 17bis 18 19 20 21 23 24 24bis 25 26 27 28 Madon 29 30 31

Nieuport (World War 1 trainers)	80 81 82 83

Nieuport-Delage	29 29V 30T Sesquiplan 32RH 33 37 38 39 390 391 40R 42S 42 C.1 42 C.2 43 44 450 46 48 48bis 481 50 52 54 540 541 580 590 62 640 641 650 72 82 941 120 121 122 125

Nieuport (mid 1930s)	140 160

Loire-Nieuport	LN.10 LN.20 LN.30 LN.40 LN.401 LN.411 LN.42 LN.43 LN.161 LN.162

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