Nieuport Nighthawk - Specifications (Nighthawk )

Specifications (Nighthawk )

Data from The British Fighter since 1912

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
• Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.54 m)
• Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
• Wing area: 276 ft² (25.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,500 lb (682 kg)
• Loaded weight: 2,218 lb (1,008 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × ABC Dragonfly I 9-cylinder radial engine, 320 hp (239 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 131 kn (151 mph, 243 km/h) at sea level
• Service ceiling: 24,500 ft (7,470 m)
  
• Endurance: 3 hr
• Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 7 min 10 sec

Armament

• Guns: 2 × fixed forward firing .303 in Vickers machine guns.