Nieuport 21
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | Nieuport 21 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport |
| Introduction | 1916 |
| Retired | 1920s |
| Primary users | Aéronautique Militaire Imperial Russian Air Service US Army Air Service |
Developed from | Nieuport 17 |
The Nieuport 21 was a French single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft used during World War I. The aircraft was used by the French, Russian, British and American air forces. After the war, the Nieuport 21 was a popular civil aircraft.
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Contents
1 Design and development
2 Operational history
3 Operators
4 Specifications
5 See also
6 References
6.1 Notes
6.2 Bibliography
Design and development
The Nieuport 21 was designed by Gustave Delage and it made its maiden flight in 1916. While it had a similar airframe to the Nieuport 17, it was equipped with a less powerful Le Rhône 9C engine as it was originally intended as a long range escort fighter. As the engine was fitted with a horseshoe shaped cowling, the Nieuport 21 was often mistaken for the similar Nieuport 11, which used the same cowling.[1]
Operational history
The Nieuport 21 served briefly as a front line fighter before its lack of power caused it to be relegated to training duties. Nieuport 21s were sold to the United States for use strictly as trainers, and Russia. They were also used in limited numbers by the RNAS. The Nieuport 21 was license manufactured in Russia by A/O Duks.
A small number were used by a number of air arms in the early post war period, including the Finnish Air Force (the Whites) which had captured a Russian aircraft in Tampere in 1918 which was used until 1923. The French Navy used one example for carrier trials in 1919 and 1920.
Operators
Argentina
Argentine Navy[citation needed]
Brazil
- Brazilian Air Force
Estonia
Estonian Air Force - Postwar
France
- Armee de l'Air
- French Navy
Finland
- Finnish Air Force
Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic
Red Guards (ex-Russian examples)[2]
Portugal- Portuguese Air Force
Russia
- Imperial Russian Air Force
Serbia
Soviet Union
Soviet Air Force - ex-Imperial Russian Air Service.
Thailand
- Royal Thai Air Force
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Air Force
United Kingdom
- Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service- Five aircraft only.
United States
- United States Army Air Service
Specifications
Nieuport 21 prototype
Data from Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in)
Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 14.75 m² (159 ft²)
Empty weight: 320 kg (704 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 495 kg (1089 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C rotary engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 140 km/h (76 knots, 87 mph)
Range: 250 km (132 nm, 152 mi)
Service ceiling: 4511.04 m (14,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.16 m/s (820 ft/min)
Wing loading: 33.6 kg/m² (6.89 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.121 kW/kg (0.073 hp/lb)
Armament
1 machine gun fixed to upper wing.
See also
Related development
- Nieuport 11
- Nieuport 17
- Nieuport 23
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Hanriot HD.1
Related lists
- List of fighter aircraft
- List of military aircraft of France
- List of non-carrier aircraft flown from aircraft carriers
References
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Notes
^ Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 114–115.
^ Berner, Aarne (1934). "Air Force Participation in Finnish War of Independence in Year 1918. Chapter III. Red Air Activity in Finland y. 1918" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
Bibliography
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ISBN 1-85605-375-X. - Keskinen, Kalevi;, Kyösti Partonen and Kari Stenman. Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918–27. Espoo, Finland: Kari Stenman Publishing, 2005.
ISBN 952-99432-2-9. - Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander. Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
ISBN 0-71810-564-8.