Nieuport 28
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| Reproduction of the Nieuport 28 at the US Air Force Museum | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport |
| Designed by | Gustave Delage |
| Introduced | March 1916 |
| Primary users | Armée de l'Air United States Army Air Service |
The Nieuport 28 (N.28C-1) was a French biplane fighter aircraft flown during World War I, built by Nieuport and designed by Gustave Delage. It was the first fighter airplane flown in combat by pilots of the United States Army Air Service that was part of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in WWI. Its second armed patrol with an AEF unit on April 14, 1918, resulted in two victories when Lts. Alan Winslow and Douglas Campbell (WWI Ace) (the first American-trained ace) of the 94th Aero Squadron each downed an enemy aircraft.
Although the Nieuport 28 was considered obsolete at the time, American pilots maintained a favorable ratio of victories to losses with it. The Nieuport 28 was more maneuverable than the sturdier SPAD S.XIII that replaced it, but it had a reputation for fragility and a tendency to shed its upper wing fabric in a dive. Even so, many WWI American pilots, such as Quentin Roosevelt, the son of US president Theodore Roosevelt, as well as American aces like the 26-victory ace, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, flew the French-built Nieuport 28 at one time or another in their careers.
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[edit] Operators
Argentina (2 aircraft)
Greece
Guatemala (1 aircraft)
Switzerland (1 aircraft)
United States
[edit] Specifications (Nie 28)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 7.8 m (24.4 ft)
- Wingspan: 8.1 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.5 m (8 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 15.8 m² (169 ft²)
- Empty weight: 475 kg (1,227 lb)
- Loaded weight: 560 kg (1,635 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Gnome 9-N rotary , 102kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 184 km/h (122 mph)
- Range: 349 km (180 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5300 m (17,390 ft)
- Rate of climb: 11.5 min to 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
- Wing loading: 37.9 kg/m² (7.77 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.15 kW/kg (0.09 hp/lb)
Armament
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[edit] Sources
- Nieuport Fighters in Action published by Squadron/Signal Publications
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List of military aircraft of France
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