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Nieuport 10

January 26, 2023

The Nieuport 10 (or Nieuport XB in contemporary sources) was a French First World War sesquiplane that filled a wide variety of roles, including reconnaissance, fighter and trainer.

Nieuport 10
Role reconnaissance, fighter and trainer
Manufacturer Nieuport
Designer Gustave Delage
First flight 1914
Introduction 1915
Status retired
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Naval Air Service
Imperial Russian Air Service
Produced 1915-1918
Variants Nieuport 12
Nieuport 10 wing and aileron details

Design and development

In January 1914, designer Gustave Delage joined the Société Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport, and started working on a series of aircraft that would remain in production for the remainder of the First World War. The Nieuport 10 was the first of these and was originally designed to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race of 1914. World War I caused this contest to be cancelled, and the type was developed as a military two-seat reconnaissance aircraft that entered service in 1915.

The type featured a distinctive "V" strut layout. The lower wing was much smaller in area than the upper wing. The concept was intended to combine the strength, compactness and stability of the biplane's wire braced wing cell with the speed and ease of handling of the monoplane.[1]

Many were built or converted as single-seat fighters by covering the front cockpit, and adding a Lewis Gun or Vickers machine gun either to fire through the center section of the top wing or mounted over it, firing forwards. In this form, the type was used as a fighter.

Two major types were developed from the Nieuport 10 - the Nieuport 11 Bébé - a smaller aircraft, designed from the outset as a single-seater, and the Nieuport 12 - a more powerful two-seater with a larger top wing. In addition, production was undertaken of a dedicated trainer version under the Nieuport 83 E.2 designation with detail changes. A single example of a triplane, using a Nieuport 10 airframe was built to test an unusual staggered wing concept.

Operational use

Many of the early French aces flew the Nieuport 10, the best known of which was Georges Guynemer, who used several Nieuport 10s, all marked "Vieux Charles". Jan Olieslagers was flying a Nieuport 10 when he became the first Belgian to shoot down another aircraft, while the first Canadian aerial victory was also scored in a Nieuport 10, by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Ince.

Variants

 
Early French Nieuport X.B reconnaissance aircraft
 
Nieuport 10 triplane
 
American Nieuport 83 E.2 trainer
Nieuport X.B
Early designation distinguishing it from the earlier unrelated Nieuport X monoplane.
Nieuport X.AV
Company designation with the observer/gunner seated in the front and the pilot in the rear.[2]
Nieuport X.AR
Company designation with the pilot seated in the front and the observer/gunner in the rear.[2]
Nieuport 10 A.2
Two-seat reconnaissance (Artillerie) aircraft, same as Nieuport X.AR.
Nieuport 10 C.1
Single-seat fighter variant. Inspired development of Nieuport 11 C.1.
Nieuport 10 E.2
Nieuport 10 A.2s used for training.
Nieuport 83 E.2
Purpose-built trainer with detail modifications.
Nieuport 10 triplane
Testbed for triplane with unusual wing stagger.
Nieuport-Macchi 10.000
Italian-built Nieuport 10 with many detail modifications.
Nieuport 18 or 18 meter Nieuport
Unofficial description of basic type based on nominal wing area of 18 square meters.
Nakajima Army Type 甲 2 (Ko 2) Trainer
Nieuport 83 E.2 built under licence in Japan.
Trainer Type 2
Siamese designation for imported Nieuport 83 E.2.

Operators

  Belgium
Belgian Air Force
  Brazil
Brazilian Air Force
  France
Aéronautique Militaire
Aéronavale
  Finland
Finnish Air Force (ex-Russian examples)
  Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic
Red Guards (ex-Russian examples)[3]
  Kingdom of Italy
Corpo Aeronautico Militare
  Japan
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
  Portugal
Aeronáutica Militar Portuguesa - 7 Nieuport Ni.83E-2 trainers received in 1917.[4]
  Romania
Romanian Air Corps - one Nieuport 10 purchased in 1915, used as trainer.[5]
  Russian Empire
Imperial Russian Air Service - imported large numbers and built under licence.
Imperial Russian Navy - ex Air Service aircraft.
  Serbia
Serbian Air Force[6]
 
British Royal Naval Air Service Nieuport 10 showing the original small tailplane and cutout in the top wing for the gunner.
  Siam
  Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukrainian People's Army (One aircraft only)
  United Kingdom
Royal Naval Air Service - early user. Note that the Royal Flying Corps did not use the Nieuport 10.
  United States
United States Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force - used as trainers only
  Soviet Union
Workers' and Peasants' Air Fleet (ex-Russian examples)

Survivors

Two Nieuport-Macchi 10,000's survive and are on display in Italy, one at the Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra and one at the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", and an original Nieuport 83 E.2 that had been flown by Charles Nungesser while barnstorming in the United States shortly after the First World War, is at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on static display.

Specifications (Nieuport-Macchi 10)

 
Drawing of definitive Nieuport 10 C.1 fighter

Data from Nieuport Macchi 11 & 17[7] and French Aircraft of the First World War[8]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)
  • Upper chord: 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
  • Wing sweep: 2° 45'
  • Lower wingspan: 7.51 m (24 ft 8 in)
  • Lower chord: 0.90 m (2 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 440 kg (970 lb)
  • Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
  • Undercarriage track: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[9]
  • Powerplant: 1 × le Rhône 9C 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch Régy 155 or Chauviere 2219 propeller, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) diameter [9]

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
  • Range: 300 km (190 mi, 160 nmi)
  • Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 15 minutes 30 seconds to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
  • Wing loading: 36.1 kg/m2 (7.4 lb/sq ft)

Armament

See also

Related lists

References

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nieuport 10.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Spooner, 1917, p.884
  2. ^ a b Davilla & Soltan, pp. 355–359
  3. ^ Berner, 1934
  4. ^ Niccoli 1998, p. 20.
  5. ^ Dan Antoniu (2014). Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics. p. 42. ISBN 978-9730172096.
  6. ^ Janić, 2011
  7. ^ Longoni, 1976, p.48
  8. ^ Davilla, 1997, p358
  9. ^ a b Pommier, 2002, p.167

Bibliography

  • Apostolo, Giorgio (1991). Aermacchi - from Nieuports to AMX. Milan, Italy: Giorgio Apostolo Editore (GAE).
  • Berner, Aarne (1934). "Air Force Participation in Finnish War of Independence in Year 1918. Chapter III. Red Air Activity in Finland y. 1918" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  • Bruce, J.M. (1998). Nieuport 10~12 - Windsock Datafile 68. Herts, UK: Albatros Publications. ISBN 978-1902207018.
  • Cooksley, Peter (1997). Nieuport Fighters In Action. In Action Aircraft Number 167. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 978-0897473774.
  • Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
  • Durkota, Alan; Darcey, Thomas; Kulikov, Victor (1995). The Imperial Russian Air Service — Famous Pilots and Aircraft of World War I. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 0-9637110-2-4.
  • Janić, Č; Petrović, O (2011). Short History of Aviation in Serbia. Beograd: Aerokomunikacije. ISBN 978-8691397326.
  • Longoni, Maurizio (1976). Nieuport Macchi 11 & 17 (in Italian). Milan: Intergest.
  • Nicolli, Riccardo (January–February 1998). "Atlantic Sentinels: The Portuguese Air Force Since 1912". Air Enthusiast. No. 73. pp. 20–35. ISSN 0143-5450.
  • Pommier, Gerard (2002). Nieuport 1875-1911 — A biography of Edouard Nieuport. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0764316241.
  • Rimmell, Ray (1990). World War One Survivors. Bucks: Aston Publications. ISBN 0-946627-44-4.
  • Rosenthal, Léonard; Marchand, Alain; Borget, Michel; Bénichou, Michel (1997). Nieuport 1909-1950 Collection Docavia Volume 38. Clichy Cedex, France: Editions Lariviere. ISBN 978-2848900711.
  • Sanger, Ray (2002). Nieuport Aircraft of World War One. Wiltshire: Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1861264473.
  • Stanley Spooner, ed. (3 Aug 1917). "Some Nieuport "Milestones"". Flight. Vol. IX, no. 35/453. Royal Aero Club. pp. 884–890.
  • Taylor, John W. R.; Alexander, Jean (1969). Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: Putnam. pp. 112–113. LCCN 68-25459.


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The Nieuport 10 or Nieuport XB in contemporary sources was a French First World War sesquiplane that filled a wide variety of roles including reconnaissance fighter and trainer Nieuport 10Role reconnaissance fighter and trainerManufacturer NieuportDesigner Gustave DelageFirst flight 1914Introduction 1915Status retiredPrimary users Aeronautique MilitaireRoyal Naval Air ServiceImperial Russian Air ServiceProduced 1915 1918Variants Nieuport 12Nieuport 10 wing and aileron details Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational use 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Survivors 6 Specifications Nieuport Macchi 10 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Footnotes 8 2 BibliographyDesign and development EditIn January 1914 designer Gustave Delage joined the Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport and started working on a series of aircraft that would remain in production for the remainder of the First World War The Nieuport 10 was the first of these and was originally designed to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race of 1914 World War I caused this contest to be cancelled and the type was developed as a military two seat reconnaissance aircraft that entered service in 1915 The type featured a distinctive V strut layout The lower wing was much smaller in area than the upper wing The concept was intended to combine the strength compactness and stability of the biplane s wire braced wing cell with the speed and ease of handling of the monoplane 1 Many were built or converted as single seat fighters by covering the front cockpit and adding a Lewis Gun or Vickers machine gun either to fire through the center section of the top wing or mounted over it firing forwards In this form the type was used as a fighter Two major types were developed from the Nieuport 10 the Nieuport 11 Bebe a smaller aircraft designed from the outset as a single seater and the Nieuport 12 a more powerful two seater with a larger top wing In addition production was undertaken of a dedicated trainer version under the Nieuport 83 E 2 designation with detail changes A single example of a triplane using a Nieuport 10 airframe was built to test an unusual staggered wing concept Operational use EditMany of the early French aces flew the Nieuport 10 the best known of which was Georges Guynemer who used several Nieuport 10s all marked Vieux Charles Jan Olieslagers was flying a Nieuport 10 when he became the first Belgian to shoot down another aircraft while the first Canadian aerial victory was also scored in a Nieuport 10 by Flight Sub Lieutenant Arthur Ince Variants Edit Early French Nieuport X B reconnaissance aircraft Nieuport 10 triplane American Nieuport 83 E 2 trainer Nieuport Macchi Ni 10 at the Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan Nieuport X B Early designation distinguishing it from the earlier unrelated Nieuport X monoplane Nieuport X AV Company designation with the observer gunner seated in the front and the pilot in the rear 2 Nieuport X AR Company designation with the pilot seated in the front and the observer gunner in the rear 2 Nieuport 10 A 2 Two seat reconnaissance Artillerie aircraft same as Nieuport X AR Nieuport 10 C 1 Single seat fighter variant Inspired development of Nieuport 11 C 1 Nieuport 10 E 2 Nieuport 10 A 2s used for training Nieuport 83 E 2 Purpose built trainer with detail modifications Nieuport 10 triplane Testbed for triplane with unusual wing stagger Nieuport Macchi 10 000 Italian built Nieuport 10 with many detail modifications Nieuport 18 or 18 meter Nieuport Unofficial description of basic type based on nominal wing area of 18 square meters Nakajima Army Type 甲 2 Ko 2 Trainer Nieuport 83 E 2 built under licence in Japan Trainer Type 2 Siamese designation for imported Nieuport 83 E 2 Operators Edit Belgium Belgian Air Force Brazil Brazilian Air Force France Aeronautique Militaire Aeronavale Finland Finnish Air Force ex Russian examples Finnish Socialist Workers Republic Red Guards ex Russian examples 3 Kingdom of Italy Corpo Aeronautico Militare Japan Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Portugal Aeronautica Militar Portuguesa 7 Nieuport Ni 83E 2 trainers received in 1917 4 Romania Romanian Air Corps one Nieuport 10 purchased in 1915 used as trainer 5 Russian Empire Imperial Russian Air Service imported large numbers and built under licence Imperial Russian Navy ex Air Service aircraft Serbia Serbian Air Force 6 British Royal Naval Air Service Nieuport 10 showing the original small tailplane and cutout in the top wing for the gunner SiamRoyal Siamese Aeronautical Service Ukrainian People s Republic Ukrainian People s Army One aircraft only United Kingdom Royal Naval Air Service early user Note that the Royal Flying Corps did not use the Nieuport 10 United States United States Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force used as trainers only Soviet Union Workers and Peasants Air Fleet ex Russian examples Survivors EditTwo Nieuport Macchi 10 000 s survive and are on display in Italy one at the Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra and one at the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci and an original Nieuport 83 E 2 that had been flown by Charles Nungesser while barnstorming in the United States shortly after the First World War is at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on static display Specifications Nieuport Macchi 10 Edit Drawing of definitive Nieuport 10 C 1 fighter Data from Nieuport Macchi 11 amp 17 7 and French Aircraft of the First World War 8 General characteristicsCrew Two Length 7 01 m 23 ft 0 in Upper wingspan 8 03 m 26 ft 4 in Upper chord 1 61 m 5 ft 3 in Wing sweep 2 45 Lower wingspan 7 51 m 24 ft 8 in Lower chord 0 90 m 2 ft 11 in Height 2 85 m 9 ft 4 in Wing area 18 m2 190 sq ft Empty weight 440 kg 970 lb Gross weight 650 kg 1 433 lb Undercarriage track 1 60 m 5 ft 3 in 9 Powerplant 1 le Rhone 9C 9 cylinder air cooled rotary piston engine 60 kW 80 hp Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch Regy 155 or Chauviere 2219 propeller 2 5 m 8 ft 2 in diameter 9 Performance Maximum speed 140 km h 87 mph 76 kn Range 300 km 190 mi 160 nmi Endurance 2 hours 30 minutes Service ceiling 4 000 m 13 000 ft Time to altitude 15 minutes 30 seconds to 2 000 m 6 600 ft Wing loading 36 1 kg m2 7 4 lb sq ft Armament Guns 1 303 in 7 70 mm Lewis machine gun or 7 9 mm 0 31 in Hotchkiss mounted above the top wingSee also Edit1914 in aviationRelated lists List of military aircraft of France List of fighter aircraftReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nieuport 10 Footnotes Edit Spooner 1917 p 884 a b Davilla amp Soltan pp 355 359 Berner 1934 Niccoli 1998 p 20 Dan Antoniu 2014 Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics p 42 ISBN 978 9730172096 Janic 2011 Longoni 1976 p 48 Davilla 1997 p358 a b Pommier 2002 p 167 Bibliography Edit Apostolo Giorgio 1991 Aermacchi from Nieuports to AMX Milan Italy Giorgio Apostolo Editore GAE Berner Aarne 1934 Air Force Participation in Finnish War of Independence in Year 1918 Chapter III Red Air Activity in Finland y 1918 PDF Retrieved 4 November 2017 Bruce J M 1998 Nieuport 10 12 Windsock Datafile 68 Herts UK Albatros Publications ISBN 978 1902207018 Cooksley Peter 1997 Nieuport Fighters In Action In Action Aircraft Number 167 Carrollton TX Squadron Signal Publications ISBN 978 0897473774 Davilla Dr James J Soltan Arthur 1997 French Aircraft of the First World War Mountain View CA Flying Machines Press ISBN 978 1891268090 Durkota Alan Darcey Thomas Kulikov Victor 1995 The Imperial Russian Air Service Famous Pilots and Aircraft of World War I Mountain View CA Flying Machines Press ISBN 0 9637110 2 4 Janic C Petrovic O 2011 Short History of Aviation in Serbia Beograd Aerokomunikacije ISBN 978 8691397326 Longoni Maurizio 1976 Nieuport Macchi 11 amp 17 in Italian Milan Intergest Nicolli Riccardo January February 1998 Atlantic Sentinels The Portuguese Air Force Since 1912 Air Enthusiast No 73 pp 20 35 ISSN 0143 5450 Pommier Gerard 2002 Nieuport 1875 1911 A biography of Edouard Nieuport Atglen PA Schiffer Publishing ISBN 978 0764316241 Rimmell Ray 1990 World War One Survivors Bucks Aston Publications ISBN 0 946627 44 4 Rosenthal Leonard Marchand Alain Borget Michel Benichou Michel 1997 Nieuport 1909 1950 Collection Docavia Volume 38 Clichy Cedex France Editions Lariviere ISBN 978 2848900711 Sanger Ray 2002 Nieuport Aircraft of World War One Wiltshire Crowood Press ISBN 978 1861264473 Stanley Spooner ed 3 Aug 1917 Some Nieuport Milestones Flight Vol IX no 35 453 Royal Aero Club pp 884 890 Taylor John W R Alexander Jean 1969 Combat Aircraft of the World New York Putnam pp 112 113 LCCN 68 25459 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nieuport 10 amp oldid 1132144854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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