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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Nieuport 21 fighter at Lemmes aerodrome 16 November 1916 (cropped): Paul Queste· Licence Ouverte
- 2. Nieuport 21 prototype: Nieuport· Public domain
- 3. Nieuport 21 fighter at Lemmes aerodrome 16 November 1916: Paul Queste· Licence Ouverte
what is it?
The Nieuport 21 (or Nieuport XXI C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft used during World War I. The aircraft was used by the French, Russian, British and American air forces. After the war, the Nieuport 21 was a popular civil aircraft.
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
- number built
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- role
- fighter
- makers
- Nieuport
- engines
- Le Rhône 9C
- top speed
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- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q3271576, Wikipedia: Nieuport 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.