Nieuport 17 C1 Super Bébé
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | Nieuport |
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| Prototype first flight | January 1916 |
Introduction | March 1916 |
| Production | about 4000 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 5.96 m |
Empty Weight | 374 kg |
| Wingspan | 8.20 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 560 kg |
| Height | 2.44 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 14.75 m² |
Wing loading | 37.966 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers or Lewis MG * |
Ammunition Carried |
? |
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| Other Armament | 8 x Le Prieur rockets intended
for the destruction of Drachens |
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(*) forward firing, synchronized
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Le Rhône 9Ja |
Type & Displacement | 9 cylinder rotary engine, 15 L
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| Horsepower | 110 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 196.43 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 53 L
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 177 km/h |
Rate of Climb | 3.6 m/s |
| Range | 250 km |
Service Ceiling | 5300 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | histoiredumonde.net | ||
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