R.E.P. N
| R.E.P. N | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | R.E.P. |
| First flight | 1912 |
| Introduction | Aug 1914 [1] |
| Primary user |  France
|
| Wingspan | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)[2]-11.0 m (36 ft) [3] |
| Engine | 80hp Gnome or Le Rhône rotary |
| Armament | none |
| Crew | 2 |
| Max Speed | 116 km/h (72 mph)[4][3][5][2] |
The R.E.P. Type N was a prewar two-seater with a shoulder-mounted wing. Two units used it in the early months of the war, until it could be replaced by the Morane-Saulnier Type L in spring of 1915. Its usefulness in reconnaissance was limited by the obscured view from the observer's position.[6] When the war started, one of France's twenty-three escadrilles was based on the R.E.P. N.[7]
Timeline [note 1]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Plane counts are approximate and based of escadrille usage in Davilla'97.
- Citations
- 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, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027