Nieuport 24
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter, Advanced Trainer
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| Manufacturer(s) | Nieuport, Nakajima,
Dux |
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| Prototype first flight | 1917 |
Introduction | June 1917 |
| Production | ? |
Crew | 1 |
| Variants | |||
| Nieuport 24 C.1 | single seat fighter | ||
| Nieuport 24 E.1 | unarmed single seat fighter-trainer, often fitted with an 80 hp Le Rhône 9C | ||
| Nieuport 24bis C.1 | similar to 24 but used earlier metal tail with a comma shaped rudder and an angular horizontal tail. | ||
| Nieuport 24bis E.1 | unarmed single seat fighter-trainer, often fitted with an 80 hp Le Rhône 9C | ||
| Nieuport 25 C.1 | Similar to 24 or 27, but with larger 200 hp Clerget rotary. Very few produced. | ||
| Nieuport 26 C.1 | Development of 24, powered by Hispano-Suiza V-8 engine. | ||
| Nakajima 3 (Ko 3) | Japanese designation for locally-built Nieuport 24/27. | ||
| Nieuport B.Kh2 | Siamese designation for Nieuport 24bis. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 5.87 m |
Empty Weight | 355 kg |
| Wingspan | 7.82 m (lower) / 8.21 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 547 kg |
| Height | 2.40 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 14.75 m² |
Wing loading | 36.88 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
MG * |
Ammunition Carried |
? |
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1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis MG * |
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| Other Armament | - |
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(*) forward firing, synchronized except on RFC examples, (**) optionally mounted above the top wing.
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Le Rhône 9Ja or 9Jb |
Type & Displacement | 9 cylinder rotary engine, 15 L |
| Horsepower | 120 or 130 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 219.38 or 237.66 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 95 L
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 176 km/h
at at sea level 169 km/h at 6000 m |
Rate of Climb | 5.8 m/s |
| Range | 250 km |
Service Ceiling | 6900 m |
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