Nieuport 27

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Nieuport 27
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Nieuport
Primary users France
Italy
U.K. (RFC/RAF)
Developed from Nieuport 24
Wingspan 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) [1][2][3]
Engine 130hp Le Rhône 9JB rotary
Armament sync. fixed Vickers and/or
top-wing Lewis
Crew 1
Max Speed 172 km/h (107 mph) [4] to
185 km/h (115 mph)[3] to
186 km/h (116 mph)[5][2]
Climb 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 5:40[4]
3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 9:25[4]
4,000 m (13,100 ft) in 14:40[4]
Service Ceiling 5,550 m (18,200 ft)[5][1][3]
Ceiling 5,550 m (18,200 ft)[2] to
6,850 m (22,500 ft) [4]
Range 250 km (160 mi)[4][3]
Endurance 1:30[5][2] to 2:15[4]

The Nieuport 27 differed from the Nieuport 24 only in minor changes in the landing gear and tailskid. Like the Nieuport 24, pilots were cautioned not to tax the lower wing with extreme acrobatics. While it was hoped that all Nieuport sesquiplanes could have been replaced by 1918, slow production of the SPAD 13 meant they continued to serve well into 1918. At least twenty-four escadrilles used the Nieuport 27, frequently alongside Nieuport 24s and SPAD 7s.

Italy bought about one hundred from the French but did not build their own since their factories were consumed with the Hanriot H.D.1. In November 1917 there was one Nieuport 27-equipped squadriglia, by June 1918 there were nine, but by late 1918 the number had declined to six. The RFC bought seventy-one and rearmed them with a Lewis gun on a Foster mount. They served autumn 1917 through April 1918. [6]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Nieuport 27.

Timeline [note 1] [note 2]

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats
Version Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb
Vickers or Lewis 16Q4-17Q4 F B 13 12 3
Vickers+Lewis F A 13 12 3

Plane and Crew Cards

Card Links

Blue Max/Canvas Eagles

Aircraft Chart

Miniatures and Models

Note: A Nieuport 24 model would be almost indistinguishable.

1:144 Scale

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

1:350 Scale

Resources

Orthographic Top Views

  • standard N27

    standard N27

  • with added Lewis

    with added Lewis

  • RFC version with Lewis on Foster mount

    RFC version with Lewis on Foster mount

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Plane counts are approximate and based of escadrille usage in Davilla'97.
  2. ↑ British usage numbers are approximate, derived from the squadron histories.[7]
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lamberton, pp.216-217.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Angelucci, p.42.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ferry'14, p.67.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Davilla, p.404.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Munson, p.62.
  6. ↑ Davilla, p.400.
  7. ↑ Philpott'13, pp.379-444.
Bibliography
  • Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
  • 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
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
  • Kenneth Munson, Fighters 1914-19, Attack and Training Aircraft. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0713707607
  • Ian Philpott, The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78159-333-2
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