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NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
Nieuport 11 aircraft are perhaps the best known of the Nieuport fighting scout series of aircraft. Nieuport 11 aircraft were originally designed and built in France by Gustave Delage. The Nieuport 11 was often referred to as the Bebe.
Nieuport 11 aircraft were deployed in both France and the Dardanelles.
The Nieuport 11 aircraft in the Dardanelles were one of the first true fighter
aircraft used by the British Royal Flying Corps. and the Royal Naval
Air Service.
The Nieuport 11 was extremely maneuverable and able to gain air
superiority from the German Fokker Eindeckers ending the so-called "Fokker Scourge."
During the Battle of Verdun in February 1916, the Nieuport 11 was
responsible for the infliction of heavy casualties on the Germans.
Nieuport 11 aircraft were armed with a single Hotchkiss or Lewis
machine-gun firing above the propeller from the top wing. Some Nieuport 11 aircraft
were equipped with up to eight rockets on their outboard struts which
were used against enemy observation balloons.
The tiny Nieuport 11 fighter was neither a monoplane nor biplane. It fell into a
class of 1 1/2 wing aircraft called sesquiplane. A sesquiplane has a
lower wing that is less than half the area of the upper wing.
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Crew:
Engine:
Power
Weight Empty:
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fighter
one
Le Rhone
80 hp.
775 lbs.
1,050 lbs.
1 x 7.7 mm.
19' 1"
24' 9"
84 mph
105 mph
670 fpm
15,100 feet
225 miles
1915
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Radio Control Airplane
RC Airplane from Balsa USA.
Radio Control Airplanes:
Pictured above is the RC Nieuport 11 airplane from a Balsa USA kit. Wingspan of the radio control airplane is 73". Balsa USA recommends .90 - 1.20 4c or 23 cc gasoline engines to power their rc airplane.
In the picture below is the prototype build Nieuport 11 radio control
airplane built by Peter Rake. The rc airplane will eventually be
offered as a kit from Manzano Laser Works. Wing span of the radio
control airplane is 33". Power for the rc airplane is by a speed 400 motor. The motor of the radio control airplane is geared 2.33:1. The RC Airplane is pulled by a 10 x 6 propeller.
The second picture down is the Proctor Enterprise RC Nieuport 11 airplane built from their kit. The radio control airplane has a wing
span of 61.25". Recommended engines for the RC Airplane are .70 - .80 four cycle.
The AMA has a number of RC Nieuport 11 airplane plans for sale. The
radio control airplanes have spans from 24” through 37”. Although the
RC Airplane plans show engine power, they can probably be adapted for
motor power.
The last picture on this page is of the Nieuport 11 radio control airplane by Lichti of RC Groups. The RC Airplane was converted to radio control from a Guillow free flight kit. Wing span of the RC Airplane is 24". The radio control airplane is 1/12 scale.
Although the RC Airplane was originally intended for rubber or engine
power, Lichti converted his radio control airplane to electric power.
Have
you built a Nieuport 11 radio control airplane you would like to show
off on this page? Do you know of RC Nieuport 11 airplane plans, a kit,
or ARF? We would appreciate any information about the Nieuport 11 radio control airplane, so please email us us about it.
Radio Control Airplane
RC Airplane by Peter Rake.
Radio Control Airplane
RC Airplane from Proctor Enterprise.
Radio Control Airplane
RC Airplane from Guillow.
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