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Nieuport 16 C.1
The Nieuport 16 C.1 (or Nieuport XVI C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French World War I single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage as a development of the Nieuport 11 with a more powerful engine. The Nieuport 16's service life coincided with the period when the first air-to-air rockets, the Le Prieur rocket, were used most frequently, and the type has a closer association with them than any other aircraft.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Nieuport
- Category
- Fighters
- First flight
- 1916-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 84 kt
- Max speed
- 89 kt
- Service ceiling
- 15,700 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,213 lb
- Empty weight
- 827 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 11.9 US gal
- Powerplant
- Le Rhône 9J
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 18.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 24.7 ft
- Height
- 7.8 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.