Nieuport 24

what is it?

The Nieuport 24 (or Nieuport XXIV C.1 in contemporary sources) was a World War I French sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed by Gustave Delage as a development of the successful Nieuport 17. The Nieuport 24 had the misfortune to be the penultimate design suited to tactics that were being superseded when it entered service. Its small size, relatively light weight and small engine gave it a significant manoeuvrability advantage in a dog fight.

base stats

• speed 176 km/htop speed
• size 547 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 109 years ago, in 1917.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1917

introduced

1917

status

retired

number built

—

role

fighter / advanced trainer

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Nieuport

engines

1× Le Rhône 9Ja 90 kW or Le Rhône 9Jb

crew

1

length

5.9 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

547 kg

top speed

176 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,900 m

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