Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French

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company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars.

History

Beginnings

Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in 1902 for the manufacture of engine components the company was reformed in 1909 as the Société Générale d'Aéro-locomotion, and its products were marketed to the aviation industry, including ignition components. During this time they built their first aircraft, a small single-seat pod and boom monoplane. This was destroyed shortly after having been flown successfully, during the Great Flood of Paris in 1909 . A second design flew before the end of 1909 and had the essential form of modern aircraft, including an enclosed fuselage with the pilot protected from the slipstream and a horizontal tail whose aerodynamic force acted downwards, balancing the weight of the engine ahead of the centre of gravity, as opposed to upwards as on contemporaries such as the Blériot XI. Nieuport had trouble obtaining suitable engines for their early designs and resorted to making their own. In 1910 a twin-cylinder horizontally-opposed type producing was fitted to the Nieuport II and proved successful. In 1911, the company was reformed specifically to build aircraft while continuing to build components including propellers under the name Nieuport et Deplante. In 1911, Edouard Nieuport (1875–1911), who was one of several aviation minded brothers, died after being thrown from his aircraft, and the company was taken over by Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, a famous supporter of aviation development. With his financing, the name was changed to Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport, and development of existing designs was continued. A second of the brothers, Charles Nieuport, died in another accident January 24, 1913 after he

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and spun in, and the position of chief designer was taken over by the Swiss engineer Franz Schneider, better known for his work for his next employer,

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, and his long-running fight with

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over machine gun interrupter / synchronizer patents. Schneider left Nieuport in late 1913.

Gustave Delage and World War I

With Schneider's departure, Gustave Delage (no connection to the

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automobile company) took over as chief designer in January 1914. He began work on a

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racer – a type of

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whose lower wing was much narrower in

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than its top wing. This aircraft was not ready to fly until after World War I had begun but, as the

Nieuport 10 The Nieuport 10 (or Nieuport XB in contemporary sources) was a French First World War sesquiplane that filled a wide variety of roles, including reconnaissance, fighter and trainer. Design and development In January 1914, designer Gustave Delag ...

, the type saw extensive service with the

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(R.N.A.S.) of the United Kingdom and with the French and Russian Flying Services. The performance of the Nieuport 10, and the more powerful

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, which also served with the

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(R.F.C.) was such that they were used as fighters. Nieuport developed an improved design specifically intended as a fighter – the

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, which was regarded as the "baby" (''bébé'') of the 10, which it closely resembled, except in size. Until the end of 1917, most of the company's output would consist of successive developments of this one design, with more powerful engines, modest increases in overall dimensions, and refined aerodynamics, until the line ended with the

Nieuport 27 The Nieuport 27 (or Nieuport XXVII C.1 in contemporary sources) was a World War I French sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed by Gustave Delage. The 27 was the last of the line of Nieuport "V-strut" single seat fighters that began with the Ni ...

. As horsepower increased, the "V-strut" Nieuports began to reach their maximum safe flying speed (VNE) more readily and discovered the limitations of the three spars sesquiplane wing form, which then required they avoid sustained power-on dives to avoid the risk of wing failures. By the spring of 1917 the design was being surpassed by the new twin-gun Albatros D.III, and although the process of replacement had begun, Nieuport 27's would still be in front line service in the spring of 1918. Even while still in frontline service, Nieuports of all types were being used at French and American flight training facilities, with the bulk of production from 1917 onwards going to flying schools. Some pilots, notably Albert Ball and

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, preferred the Nieuport due to its sensitive controls and maneuverability. Pilots Eddie Rickenbacker and

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flew Nieuport aircraft to some of their first victories. The first major break from the sesquiplane design, the

Nieuport 28 The Nieuport 28 C.1, a French biplane fighter aircraft flown during World War I, was built by Nieuport and designed by Gustave Delage. Owing its lineage to the successful line of sesquiplane fighters that included the Nieuport 17, the Nieupo ...

was the first production Nieuport fighter with two spars to both upper and lower wings, but by the time it was ready for service the French had already chosen the SPAD S.XIII as their primary fighter. Due to a shortage of SPAD S.XIIIs and problems with their engines, the first fighter squadrons of the United States Army Air Service (USAAS) used the Nieuport 28 on operations. While only in operational service with the USAAS for a short time, the Nieuport 28 was the first fighter to be used on operations by an American squadron. Nieuports were widely used by the Allied air arms, and various models were built under licence in Italy, Russia and the United Kingdom. In Italy, Aermacchi was originally formed as Nieuport-Macchi for the purpose of building various Nieuports under licence. They started with the Nieuport IV, but built the Nieuport 10, 11, 17 and finally the post-war NiD.29 under license. In Russia several companies, notably Dux, built Nieuports of several types including the IV, 10, 11, 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24bis, with the 24bis continuing in production after the Russian Revolution had ended. In Scotland, William Beardmore and Company built the Nieuport 12 under licence, while gradually incorporating many of their own changes. Nieuport & General Aircraft was formed to build Nieuport fighters under licence in England, and built 50 Nieuport 17bis scouts for the

before switching to other aircraft. Godefroy flight

Three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919 marking the end of hostilities in World War I, and in protest over being forced to march like infantry in the parade, Charles Godefroy flew a "v-strut" Nieuport fighter through the arch of the

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in Paris on the morning of Friday, 8 August 1919. The event was filmed.Exploits de l'Aviation - Charles Godefroy (contains footage of the flight)
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Post–World War I

By the end of 1918, Nieuport had two new fighter types flying, the Nieuport 29 biplane and the Nieuport 31 monoplane both of which had evolved in parallel from the Nieuport 28. They differed from earlier Nieuports in having streamlined wooden monocoque fuselages, and

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engines. Specially modified Nieuport 29 and 31 aircraft set speed and height records, and the 31 was the first aircraft to exceed in level flight, while in the hands of

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. At this time, Nieuport became Nieuport-Astra, with the absorption of

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, a company known for aerial balloons, though this name would not be used for long, before becoming Nieuport-Delage, in honour of the work of the chief designer, Gustave Delage, who had been running the company through the war years. Also at this time, the seaplane builder Tellier was absorbed, and for a brief time the name Nieuport-Tellier was also used. Despite the many successes achieved with 29 and 31 in setting speed and altitude records, Delage quickly embarked on a new design that was to provide the basis for a family of aircraft that would remain in service until the fall of France during World War II – the

Nieuport-Delage NiD.42 __NOTOC__ The Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 was a fighter aircraft built in France in the early 1920s, the first in a family of designs that would form the backbone of the French fighter force over the next decade.Taylor 1989, p. 698.''The Illustrated E ...

. This design first saw light as a shoulder-wing racer (42S), then as single-seat (42 C.1) and two-seat fighters (42 C.2) for the French Air Force, although none of these variants would see service. The

Nieuport-Delage 52 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 52 was a French fighter aircraft of the 1920s. A single-engined sesquiplane, it served with the Spanish Air Force, being operated by both sides of the Spanish Civil War.Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 117-118. Development ...

, a slightly improved NiD.42 with a metal monocoque fuselage, entered service with Spain where it was also built under licence by

, and remained in service well into the Spanish Civil War. By then it was obsolete and would be retired before the end of the conflict. The French bought large numbers of the 62 series (620, 621, 622, 629) which were also derived from the NiD.42 to equip the bulk of the French fighter units until replaced by newer designs in the late 30s. Despite being hopelessly obsolete, several French second-line escadrilles were still equipped with them during the invasion of France. The Nieuport-Delage NiD 38 and similar 39 were small airliners of which more than 37 were built. Other types were developed, the majority of which were one-offs or did not result in significant production.

The end of Nieuport

The final aircraft developed by Nieuport saw much of its development done by successor companies. In 1932, as a result of the amalgamations taking place in the French aviation industry, Delage retired and Nieuport-Delage was briefly renamed Nieuport again, before merging with

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to form Loire-Nieuport, which was then merged into SNCAO during the amalgamations in the French aircraft industry. SNCAO would in turn be merged into the massive conglomerate known as

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. During the German invasion of France in 1940, the company's records were burnt to prevent their falling into German hands. This step didn't prevent the Germans from charging several employees with espionage, as the last operational Nieuport, the Loire-Nieuport LN.401 was a single-seat, single-engine retractable-gear monoplane dive bomber with an inverted gull wing with a vague similarity to the

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Aircraft produced

In later three digit designations (except NiD 120 and LN.160), the third numeral represents a sub-variant with a 0 representing a base variant so that a 640 and a 64 are the same. * Nieuport I – retroactive designation for pod and boom tractor monoplane, destroyed during the

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after one flight. * Nieuport II – single-seat sport/racing monoplane powered by a variety of engines. *

Nieuport III The Nieuport IV was a French-built sporting, training and reconnaissance monoplane of the early 1910s. Design and development Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport was formed in 1909 by Édouard Nieuport. The Nieuport IV was a deve ...

– two-seat sport/racing monoplane with Anzani engine. * Nieuport IV – two-seat sport/racing monoplane. * Nieuport VI – three-seat sport monoplane used by French Navy and

. * Nieuport VIII – two-seat sport monoplane, variant of VI for Turkey. * Nieuport X – three-seat monoplane similar to VI but with constant chord wings, used by French Navy. *

Nieuport XI The Nieuport 11 (or Nieuport XI C.1 in contemporary sources), nicknamed the ''Bébé'', was a French World War I single seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage. It was the primary aircraft that ended the Fokker Scourge in ...

– prototype single-seat sport monoplane similar to II but with constant chord wings. *

Nieuport XII The Nieuport 12 (or Nieuport XII in contemporary sources) was a French sesquiplane reconnaissance, fighter aircraft and trainer used by France, Russia, Great Britain and the United States during World War I. Later production examples were built ...

– prototype armoured monoplane similar to the X *

Nieuport-Dunne The Dunne D.8 of 1912 was a tailless swept wing biplane, designed by J. W. Dunne to have inherent stability. One example was supplied to RAE Farnborough. License-built Burgess-Dunne models were used by the US Signal Corps and United States ...

– licence-built tailless biplane with many local modifications. *

Nieuport Carton-Pate Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– military twin boom sesquiplane pusher floatplane. * Nieuport 9 – Russian designation for locally built single-seat Nieuport 10 *

– sesquiplane used in many roles, unrelated to monoplane Nieuport X ** Nieuport 83 – purpose-built trainer version of Nieuport 10 with 80-hp Le Rhône engine (hence 8x series designation) *

– sesquiplane fighter – Nieuport's first purpose-built fighter, no relation to earlier Nieuport XI *

– two-seat artillery spotting sesquiplane developed from Nieuport 10 ** Nieuport 80 and 81 – trainer versions of Nieuport 12 with 80-hp engines * Nieuport 12bis – two-seat artillery-spotting sesquiplane, extensively redesigned from Nieuport 12 *

Nieuport 13 Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– development of Nieuport 12 with slightly longer wings *

Nieuport 14 The Nieuport 14 (or Nieuport XIV A.2 in contemporary sources) was a military reconnaissance sesquiplane produced in France during the First World War. The French Army deployed it in 1916 but the type was quickly withdrawn from front-line service ...

– two-seat reconnaissance sesquiplane **

Nieuport 82 Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– Nieuport 14 trainer with 80-hp engine * Nieuport 15 – large sesquiplane bomber, enlargement of 14 * Nieuport 16 – fighter – strengthened Nieuport 11 powered by 110 hp Le Rhône 9J engine *

Nieuport 17 The Nieuport 17 C.1 (or Nieuport XVII C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French sesquiplane fighter designed and manufactured by the Nieuport company during World War I. An improvement over the Nieuport 11, it was a little larger than earlier N ...

– fighter – enlarged and more refined development of 16. * Nieuport 17bis – fighter – cleaned-up Nieuport 17 powered by Clerget. Used in small numbers by the British *

Nieuport 18 Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– twin-engine sesquiplane bomber * Nieuport 19 – Nieuport 18 with different engines. Neither appears to have been completed * Nieuport 20 – Nieuport 12 development * Nieuport 21 – light weight fighter derived from Nieuport 17 with lower-powered engine * Nieuport 23 – development of Nieuport 17 with Vickers machine gun offset (when installed) * Nieuport 24 – cleaned-up Nieuport 17 with fuselage faired with stringers and new empennage. *

Nieuport 24bis Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– 24 but with Nieuport 17 rudder and horizontal tail *

Nieuport 25 Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– 24 with larger Clerget engine – small number only. *

Nieuport 26 Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

– prototype Hispano-Suiza 8A powered development of 24. *

– improved 24 and penultimate vee-strutter. *

– biplane fighter used by American Expeditionary Forces' Air Service. *

Nieuport Madon In October 1917 Nieuport began construction of a prototype monoplane fighter known as the Nieuport Madon, a strut braced monoplane. Design and development The tapered shoulder mounted wing was supported by lift struts attached to the landing g ...

– monoplane fighter developed into 31, sesquiplan and others * Nieuport 29/Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 – widely used biplane fighter. * Nieuport 30T/Nieuport-Delage NiD 30T – large single-engine biplane airliner developed from bomber * Nieuport 31/31Rh – 1919 Le Rhone-engined monoplane/sesquiplane fighter prototype. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 32/32M/32Rh – rotary-powered naval variant of Nieuport-Delage NiD 29. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 33 – trainer with box section fuselage based on NiD.29, some used by Japan. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 37 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 37 was a single-engine, single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft and racer designed and built in France in the early 1920s. It had a small foreplane to bring the centre of pressure forward. Heavy, slower than expected and ...

– 1922 Coupe Deutsche racing sesquiplane and fighter with pilot over engine. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 38 & NiD 39 – single-engine biplane cabin airliners with different engines *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 40 The Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 was a French single-seat biplane fighter (C.I category) designed and built by Nieuport-Delage for the French Air Force. Design and development The prototype NiD.29 was an equal-span biplane with ailerons on both up ...

– high-altitude Nieuport-Delage 29 variant. * Nieuport-Delage 41 Sesquiplan – Monoplane racer which set many speed records. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 __NOTOC__ The Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 was a fighter aircraft built in France in the early 1920s, the first in a family of designs that would form the backbone of the French fighter force over the next decade.Taylor 1989, p. 698.''The Illustrated E ...

– sesquiplane fighter, prototype for 52, 62, 72 and others, originally a parasol monoplane ** Nieuport-Delage NiD 42S – shoulder wing racing monoplane developed from sesquiplan *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 43 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 43 was a single-engine, two-seat biplane fighter aircraft designed and built for shipboard use in France in 1924. Design and development The NiD 43 was designed to meet a naval requirement for a two-seat shipborne fighter ...

– floatplane fighter. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 44 __NOTOC__ The Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 was a fighter aircraft built in France in the early 1920s, the first in a family of designs that would form the backbone of the French fighter force over the next decade.Taylor 1989, p. 698.''The Illustrated E ...

– development of 42 with different engine. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 450 & 650 – monoplane floatplane racers for Schneider Trophy *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 46 __NOTOC__ The Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 was a fighter aircraft built in France in the early 1920s, the first in a family of designs that would form the backbone of the French fighter force over the next decade.Taylor 1989, p. 698.''The Illustrated E ...

– development of 42 with different engine. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 48 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 48 was a French single-engine parasol wing light fighter aircraft, designed and built in the 1920s. Its performance was not markedly better than that of the much heavier Nieuport-Delage NiD 62 then going into production, ...

– sesquiplane fighter scaled down NiD 42 for ''Jockey'' light fighter program. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 50 – abandoned twin-engine floatplane torpedo bomber. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 52 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 52 was a French fighter aircraft of the 1920s. A single-engined sesquiplane, it served with the Spanish Air Force, being operated by both sides of the Spanish Civil War.Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 117-118. Development ...

– sesquiplane fighter derived from NiD 42 used by Spain. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 540 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 540 was a high wing, eight seat, single engine airliner, built in France and first flown in 1930. It did not reach production. Design and development The Nieuport-Delage NiD 540 was an all-metal aircraft. It had a two pa ...

– single-engine high-wing transport. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 580 – two-seat reconnaissance parasol monoplane. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 62 The Nieuport-Delage NiD.62 was a French sesquiplane fighter from the early 1930s. This machine was a descendant of a long line of Nieuport-Delage fighters that were designed and built during the years immediately after World War I. The NiD.62 was ...

– sesquiplane fighter used in large numbers by France. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 64, 640 & 641 – large single-engine monoplane airliner with elliptical wing. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD 72 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 52 was a French fighter aircraft of the 1920s. A single-engined sesquiplane, it served with the Spanish Air Force, being operated by both sides of the Spanish Civil War.Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 117-118. Developmen ...

– sesquiplane fighter all metal version of 62. * Nieuport-Delage NiD 740 – trimotor long range mailplane prototype built to a government requirement. *

Nieuport-Delage NiD-120 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 120 series was a series of France, French single-seat Parasol wing, parasol monoplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. It was built in a number of versions, fitted with various types of engines, with six aircraft designated N ...

– single-seat parasol monoplane fighter used by Peru. *

Loire-Nieuport LN.10 The Loire-Nieuport 10 was a 1930s French prototype long-range maritime reconnaissance and combat floatplane produced by Loire-Nieuport, a joint venture between Loire Aviation and Nieuport-Delage. It was an attempt to answer the requirements for ...

– twin-engine inverted gull monoplane patrol floatplane with engines over wing. *

Loire-Nieuport LN.30 The SNCAO 30 was a French single-engined monoplane flying boat two-seat trainer. Although it was ordered into production for the French Navy, only two prototypes were built. Development and design In the late 1930s Loire-Nieuport commenced d ...

– single-engine pusher training flying boat. * Loire-Nieuport LN.40 – Single-engine, single-seat dive bomber with inverted gull wing. * Loire-Nieuport LN.160 – Single-engine, single-seat fighter, developed into SNCAO 200. A number of prototypes, especially during the First World War do not have known designations, including developments of the 24/27, and 28 with various engine installations, and structural improvements including monocoque fuselages, modified wing designs which included triplane variants of the Nieuport 10, 17 and 17bis. Several Tellier designs were built under the Nieuport name, including: *

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as Nieuport BM. – a twin engine patrol flying boat. * Tellier T.6 as Nieuport S. – a single engine patrol flying boat. * Tellier T.8 as Nieuport TM. – a trimotor patrol flying boat. * Tellier Vonna as Nieuport 4R. – a four engine transatlantic flying boat not completed. During World War I, Nieuport aircraft were sometimes referred to by their wing area (in square meters) rather than their official designations. *

and 83 were 18-meter Nieuports *

& 16 were 13-meter Nieuports *

, 12bis, 20, 80 and 81 were 23-meter Nieuports *

, 17bis, 21, 23, 24, 24bis, and 27 were 15-meter NieuportsBruce, Nieuport 17 p.2

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