Nieuport 27
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter, Advanced Trainer
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| Manufacturer(s) | Nieuport |
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| Prototype first flight | 1917 |
Introduction | October 1917 |
| Production | approx 1000 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 5.87 m |
Empty Weight | 380 kg |
| Wingspan | 7.80 m (lower) / 8.21 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 535 kg |
| Height | 2.40 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 14.75 m² |
Wing loading | ? 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 9JB or 9JBy |
Type & Displacement | 9 cylinder rotary engine, 15 L |
| Horsepower | 120 or 130 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 224.30 or 242.99 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | ? L
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 172-185
km/h at at sea level 165.7 km/h at 4000 m |
Rate of Climb | 3.79 m/s |
| Range | 250 km |
Service Ceiling | 6850 m |
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