Nieuport -Delage NiD 30

what is it?

The Nieuport-Delage NiD 30 was a French airliner which entered service in 1920. It was a reverse-stagger biplane design with an enclosed cabin that seated four passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot. Provision was also made for a wireless transmitter, receiver, and operator.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 13.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 172 km/htop speed
• range 420 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 4passengers
• size 2,580 kgmax take-off weight
• built 8made in total

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 107 years ago, in 1919.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1919

number built

8

role

airliner

origin

🇫🇷 France

engines

1× Sunbeam Matabele

passengers

4

length

10.8 m

wingspan

13.2 m

height

4 m

max take-off weight

2,580 kg

top speed

172 km/h

range

420 km

ceiling

4,000 m

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