Nieuport 16

what is it?

The Nieuport 16 C.1 (or Nieuport XVI C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French World War I single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage as a development of the Nieuport 11 with a more powerful engine. The Nieuport 16's service life coincided with the period when the first air-to-air rockets, the Le Prieur rocket, were used most frequently, and the type has a closer association with them than any other aircraft.

base stats

• speed 165 km/htop speed
• size 550 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 110 years ago, in 1916.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1916

introduced

1916

retired

1917

status

retired

number built

—

role

fighter

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Nieuport

engines

1× Le Rhône 9J

crew

1

length

5.6 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

550 kg

top speed

165 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,800 m

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

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