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Nieuports in Russia info


The Nieuport biplanes were built in Russia and received from France. The two-seaters were used as a multirolers, the one-seaters as a fighters in World War I and Russian Civilian War.
Up to 700 Nieuports built in Russia: over 100 of type 10, approximately 100 of types 11/16, 350 of types 17/17bis/21/23 (300 at Dux и 50 at Russo-Balt), over 100 of types 24/24bis/25/27.

Havituslennuk. Nieuport 16 mysliwiec I wojny swiatowej
Russian ace Kokorin and his Nieuport XVI fighter.
Nieuport Borbeni zrakoplovi
Soviet Nieuport aircraft.

Nieuport warplanes specifications
Series Type Crew Armament Engine, h.p. Empty Weight, kg Combat Weight, kg Sealevel Speed, km/h Climb to 1km, min Flight Time, h Wingspan, m Wingarea, m2 Length, m
Nieuport X Nieuport 9 (1915) 2 1 hand MG 80 430 680 135 6,0 2 9,0 17,6 7,1
Nieuport 10 (1915) 1 turret MG
Nieuport 10 bis (1916) 1 1 unsyncr. MG 100 435 610 145 3,5 8,2
(1916)Nieuport 12 2 2 MGs: sync. + turr. 110 550 875 144 4,5 2,5 9,0 23,0
Nieuport XI "Bebe-11" (1916) Nieuport 11 1 1 unsyncr. MG 80 350 525 152 4,0 2 7,5 13,5 5,65
Nieuport 16 110 375 550 165
Nieuport XVII "Bebe-17" (1916) Nieuport 21 1 1 unsyncr. MG 80 370 545 150 4,0 2 8,03 14,75 5,8
Nieuport 17 1 unsyncr. or syncron. MG 110 375 560 164 3,2 2
Nieuport 17 bis 2: unsyncr. + syncron. MG 130
Nieuport 18 1 unsyncr. or syncron. MG 120 390 575 166 2,8 1,7
(1917) Nieuport 23 120 375 567 168 2,7 1,7
Nieuport 24 1 1 syncron. MG 171 8,16 15,0 6,4
Nieuport 24 bis
Nieuport 25 150-200
Nieuport 27 130 354 544 187
(1918) Nieuport 28 1 2 syncron. MGs 160 475 194 2,42 2,2 8,16 15,8 6,5

Soviet Nieuport Avion de chasse
Red army Nieuport warplane

Nieuport photos Nieuport X photos Nieuport XI photos

Nieuport XXI photos WWI Nieuport XVII CW Nieuport XVII

Nieuport 23 photos Nieuport 24 photos Nieuport 25 / 27 photos

Paintings Profiles 1 Profiles 2 Profiles 3

French produced Nieuport fighter of Russian army WWI phot
French produced Nieuport fighter of Russian army.

Imperial Russian Nieuport IV trainer
Imperial Russian Nieuport IV trainer.


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