Nieuport 16 C1 "Bébé"
GENERAL DATA |
Fighter
|
Nieuport, Dux |
1916 |
March 1916 |
500 (1916) |
1 |
(*) of which 646 in Italy by Nieuport-Macchi.
DIMENSIONS |
5.64 m |
375 kg |
7.40 m (lower) - 7.52 m (upper) |
550 kg |
2.40 m |
? kg |
13.30 m² |
39.60 kg/m² |
ARMAMENT |
1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
or Lewis MG * |
27-cartridge magazines |
- |
- |
8 × air to air Le Prieur
rockets for use against observation balloons (optional) |
(*) forward firing, mounted above the top
wing or (alternative) forward firing, synchronized over nose
POWERPLANT |
1 ×
Le Rhône 9J |
9 cylinder rotary engine, 15 L
|
110 hp |
200 hp / ton * |
45.42 L (45
kg)
|
(*) with the loaded weight
PERFORMANCES |
165 km/h
at sea level
152 km/h at 2000 m |
? m/s |
2 h |
4800 m |
|