REP Type N

what is it?

The REP Type N was a military reconnaissance monoplane produced in France in 1914.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 116 km/htop speed

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 117 years ago, in 1909.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1909

number built

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role

reconnaissance aircraft

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Robert Esnault-Pelterie

engines

1× Gnome rotary / rotary engine

length

6.6 m

wingspan

9.2 m

top speed

116 km/h

range

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wings

monoplane

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