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Nieuport 10

first flew 1914· reconnaissance, fighter and trainer

🎖️ military piston retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Nieuport 10 colourized: NiD.29· CC BY-SA 2.5
  2. 2. Nieuport 10 triplane: Nieuport· Public domain
  3. 3. Very early French Nieuport 10 two seater: Université de Caen Basse-Normandie· No restrictions
  4. 4. Airfield at Rosnay, Marne 21 Aug 1915 with various aircraft including a Nieuport 10 and a Morane-Saulnier L in front of canvas Bessonneau hangars (cropped): Albert Moreau· Licence Ouverte
  5. 5. Airfield at Rosnay, Marne 21 Aug 1915 with various aircraft including a Voisin III, a Morane-Saulnier L and a Nieuport 10 in front of canvas Bessonneau hangars: Albert Moreau· Licence Ouverte
  6. 6. Amiens. Champ d'aviation. Biplan Nieuport 10 - Fonds Berthelé - 49Fi49: Raoul Berthelé· Public domain
  7. 7. Cuperly. Biplan Nieuport 10 - Fonds Berthelé - 49Fi628: Raoul Berthelé· Public domain
  8. 8. Lineup of RNAS Nieuport 11s, with a Nieuport 10 closest to the camera at their airfield at Dunkirk in February 1915 (cropped): cliché Boucaud· Public domain
  9. 9. Lineup of RNAS Nieuport 11s, with a Nieuport 10 closest to the camera at their airfield at Dunkirk in February 1915: cliché Boucaud· Public domain
  10. 10. Nieuport 10 3 vues: Serge Desmet ([email protected])· Public domain
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what is it?

The Nieuport 10 (or Nieuport XB in contemporary sources) is a French First World War sesquiplane that filled a wide variety of roles, including reconnaissance, fighter and trainer.

base stats

  • speed 140 km/htop speed
  • range 300 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 650 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 112 years ago, in 1914.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1914
introduced
1915
status
retired
number built
—
role
reconnaissance, fighter and trainer
makers
Nieuport
engines
1× le Rhône 9C
length
7 m
height
2.9 m
max take-off weight
650 kg
top speed
140 km/h
range
300 km
ceiling
4,000 m
wings
sesquiplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q597034, Wikipedia: Nieuport 10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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