Nieuport 16
| Nieuport 16 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport |
| Introduction | May 1916 [1] |
| Primary users |  France U.K. (RFC/RAF) Russia
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| Developed from | Nieuport 11 |
| Wingspan | 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in) [2] |
| Engine | 110hp Le Rhône 9J rotary |
| Armament | top-wing or sync. Lewis |
| Ammo | 4-6 drums of 47 or 97 rounds[3] |
| Crew | 1 |
| Max Speed | 165 km/h (103 mph)[4][5][2] |
| Climb | 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 5:30[6]-5:50[4] 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 10:10 [4][note 1] |
| Ceiling | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[4][5][6] |
| Endurance | 2:00 [4][5][6] |
As the 110hp Le Rhône 9J rotary engine became more available, it seemed a natural fit to replace the 80hp Le Rhône in the highly-successful Nieuport 11. The result was the Nieuport 16, which was otherwise similar to the Nieuport 11 except for a revised engine cowl and a headrest for the pilot. By early summer 1916, the N16 started to trickle into the escadrilles, where they served alongside Nieuport 11s. By late 1916 most escadrilles had started to replace their N11s and N16s with the new Nieuport 17.
The RNAS purchased a couple dozen of them but they were transferred to the RFC, where they were greatly preferred to the D.H.2. Some were fitted with synchronizer gear and the Lewis gun was moved to the top deck.[7]
Dux built Nieuport 16s for Russia.[8]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Nieuport 16.
Timeline [note 2] [note 3]
Game Data
Wings of Glory
| Maneuver | Damage | Dmg Points | Max Alt. | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | B | 10 | 12 [10] | 2 [10] |
Plane and Crew Cards
Card Links
Blue Max/Canvas Eagles
Miniatures and Models
1:144 Scale
- Full-Color Miniatures:
- Ares: WGF125A Ball; WGF125B Navarre
- Wings of War, with brown Caquot balloon: Johnson/Prince 124e Esc. Lafayette
- Wings of War, with yellow Caquot balloon: De Guiibert, 62e Esc.
- Shapeways Full Color: Reduced Aircraft Factory: Russian 11th Corps, Spenser (A'125)
- Shapeways: Columbia Aerodrome (rockets), Reduced Aircraft Factory, Reduced Aircraft Factory (synchronized)
1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale
Resources
Orthographic drawings
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Synchronized version
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References
- Notes
- ↑ For Russian planes, Durkota gives 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 2:48, 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 6:24, 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 10:00, 4,000 m (13,100 ft) in 16:30.[5]
- ↑ Plane counts are approximate and based of escadrille usage in Davilla'97.
- ↑ British usage numbers are approximate, derived from the squadron histories.[9]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Updated card
- Citations
- ↑ Davilla, p.377.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lamberton, pp.216-217.
- ↑ Kelly, p.230.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Davilla, p.378.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Durkota, p.358.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ferry'14, p.64.
- ↑ Davilla, p.377.
- ↑ Durkota, p.353.
- ↑ Philpott'13, pp.379-444.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ares Climb Rates and Maximum Altitude Table, version 1.2, Oct 2021
- Bibliography
- Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
- Alan Durkota, Thomas Darcey, and Victor Kulikov. The Imperial Russian Air Service. Flying Machines Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9637110-2-4
- Vital Ferry. French Aviation During the First World War. Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2014. ISBN 978-2-35250-370-5
- Kevin Kelly, "Belts and Drums: A Survey of First World War Aircraft Ammunition Totals". Over the Front, Vol. 5, No. 3, Autumn 1990. Walsworth Publishing Co, Inc. and The League of World War I Aviation Historians.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
- Ian Philpott, The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78159-333-2