Nieuport 20

Nieuport 20
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Nieuport
Introduction	June 1916
Primary user	U.K. (RFC/RAF)
Number built	21
Developed from	Nieuport 12
Wingspan	8.99 m (29 ft 6 in)
Engine	110hp Le Rhône 9J rotary
Armament	fixed sync. Vickers and rear flexible Lewis
Crew	2
Max Speed	146 km/h (91 mph) to 157 km/h (98 mph)
Climb	1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 5:12 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 12:02-12:15
Service Ceiling	4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Endurance	3:00

The Nieuport 20 was a development of the Nieuport 12 with a larger engine and various other adjustments. Thirty were ordered by the RFC in 1916, though only twenty-one were delivered. They served with Squadron № 1, 45, and 46, but they were disliked. By early 1917 they were pulled from the front lines and relegated to training and Home Defense.

For more information, see Wikipedia:Nieuport 12.

Timeline

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats

Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
16Q2-17Q2	Y	B/B	13	9	6

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory
• Resin Kit: Sram 144/068 (company defunct)

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

Resources

Orthographic Drawings

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References

Notes

Citations

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.
• Vital Ferry. French Aviation During the First World War. Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2014. ISBN 978-2-35250-370-5
• Ian Philpott, The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78159-333-2