Nieuport 28 C.1
Nieuport · France · first flew 1917 · fighter
The Nieuport 28 C.1 was a French biplane fighter of the First World War, designed by Gustave Delage. It first flew on 14 June 1917.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.2 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Conventional two-spar biplane wings with elliptical wingtips, in place of the earlier Nieuport sesquiplane V-strut layout
- Twin Vickers machine guns offset to port, one between the cabane struts
- Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine in the nose
Ailerons were fitted to the lower wings only. About 300 were built, and postwar examples were used in Hollywood films.
Specifications
- The Nieuport 28 C.1 has a length of 6.2 m (20 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8 m (26 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 196 km/h (122 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It continued the lightweight, manoeuvrable rotary-engined philosophy of the Nieuport 17 but dropped its sesquiplane layout. The fuselage was longer and slimmer and the armament was two machine guns.
Variants
The Nieuport 28A was an improved version ordered in late 1918, mainly as an advanced trainer, with a strengthened upper wing leading edge and a redesigned fuel system.
Where you'll see it
The SPAD XIII was favoured by the French, so Nieuport 28s were issued to four American squadrons between March and August 1918. It was the first aircraft to see operational service with an American fighter squadron.
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