Airdrome Nieuport 17
| Airdrome Nieuport 17 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Airdrome Aeroplanes |
| Status | In production (2011) |
| Number built | 9 (2011) |
| Unit cost |
US$9,995 (kit less engine and instruments, 2011)
|
| Developed from | Nieuport 17 |
The Airdrome Nieuport 17 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
The aircraft is a full-scale replica of the First World War French Nieuport 17 fighter. The replica is built from modern materials and powered by modern engines.[1]
Contents
Design and development
The Airdrome Nieuport 17 features a "V"-strut sesquiplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The kit is made up of twelve sub-kits. The Airdrome Nieuport 17 has a wingspan of 26.8 ft (8.2 m) and a wing area of 180 sq ft (17 m2). The standard engine used is the 102 hp (76 kW) four stroke Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 400 hours by the manufacturer. The aircraft can be constructed as a Nieuport 17 or as the improved Nieuport 17bis.[1][2]
Operational history
Nine examples had been completed by December 2011.[1]
Specifications (Nieuport 17)
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 19.5 ft (5.9 m)
- Wingspan: 26.8 ft (8.2 m)
- Wing area: 180 sq ft (17 m2)
- Empty weight: 532 lb (241 kg)
- Gross weight: 872 lb (396 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 14 U.S. gallons (53 L; 12 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 102 hp (76 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Cruise speed: 89 mph (77 kn; 143 km/h)
- Stall speed: 40 mph (35 kn; 64 km/h)
- Range: 370 mi (322 nmi; 595 km)
- Rate of climb: 950 ft/min (4.8 m/s)
- Wing loading: 4.8 lb/sq ft (23 kg/m2)
