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- 1. Nieuport 2N musee du Bourget P1010306: Pline· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Nieuport II was a mid-wing monoplane racing or sport aircraft built by the Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport between 1910 and 1914 and was noted for its high performance using a small twin-cylinder engine, and winning many races, primarily in France before being used as a trainer during World War I by French flying schools.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.7 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 116 years ago, in 1910.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1910
- number built
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- role
- sport aircraft/racer
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Nieuport
- engines
- 1× Nieuport
- length
- 7.2 m
- wingspan
- 8.7 m
- height
- 2.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 340 kg
- top speed
- 115 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3341320, Wikipedia: Nieuport II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.