2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Nieuport N.14 A.2 French WW1 2-seat reconnaissance sesquiplane colour 3-view drawing: NiD.29· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Nieuport 14: Nieuport via SDASM· Public domain
what is it?
The Nieuport 14 (or Nieuport XIV A.2 in contemporary sources) was a military reconnaissance sesquiplane produced in France during the First World War. The French Army deployed it in 1916 but the type was quickly withdrawn from front-line service.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.9 m wingspan
base stats
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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- Wingspan of 11.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1915-09
- introduced
- 1916
- status
- retired
- number built
- 100
- role
- reconnaissance aircraft
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Nieuport
- engines
- 1× Hispano-Suiza 8Aa
- length
- 7.9 m
- wingspan
- 11.9 m
- height
- 2.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,030 kg
- top speed
- 155 km/h
- range
- —
- wings
- sesquiplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17012539, Wikipedia: Nieuport 14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.