Nieuport Madon
French WW1 fighter aircraft
Nieuport Madon | |
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Nieuport Madon prototype with wing root opening visible | |
Role |
Fighter
Type of aircraft
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National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Nieuport |
First flight | December 1918 |
Number built | 2 |
In October 1917 Nieuport began construction of a prototype monoplane fighter known as the Nieuport Madon , a strut braced monoplane. [1]
Design and development
The tapered shoulder mounted wing was supported by lift struts attached to the landing gear , which featured an additional constant chord lifting area between the wheels. A section of wing root was cut away to improve downward visibility. [1] The fuselage and wing were fabric covered. It was armed with two synchronized 7.7 mm (0.30 in) Vickers machine guns . [2] The first prototype made its first flight in early January 1918 while powered by a 110 kW (150 hp) Gnome Monosoupape 9N rotary engine , [1] the same engine used in the Nieuport 28 .
The second prototype first flew in late January 1918 with the slightly more powerful 130 kW (180 hp) Le Rhône 9R . [2] This aircraft had a revised wing whose inboard trailing edges were cut away and it had an elongated fin. On 1 May 1918 the second prototype was rejected in favour of the Monosoupape powered model. [1]
The Nieuport Madon was not officially accepted but would be refined through the Nieuport 31 [1] the Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplan and eventually into the Nieuport-Delage NiD 62 which was still in second line service in 1940.
Specifications
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 17.5 m 2 (188 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 433 kg (955 lb)
- Gross weight: 703 kg (1,550 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 9N 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Endurance: 2 hours
- Time to altitude: Time to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) - 13 min.
Armament
- Guns: 2x synchronized 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Bruce, J.M. (1988). Nieuport Aircraft of World War One - Vintage Warbirds No 10 . London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-934-2 .
- Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War . Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. pp. 410–411. ISBN 978-1891268090 .
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Wing area used to distinguish different designs by French.
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