Nieuport 11 - Specifications (Nie 11)

Specifications (Nie 11)

Data from "The Worlds Greatest Aircraft"

General characteristics

  • Crew: one, pilot
  • Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10.5 in)
  • Wing area: 13 m² (140 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 344 kg (759 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Lambda seven-cylinder, or Le Rhone 9C nine-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, 59.6 kW (80 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 156 km/h (97 mph)
  • Range: 330 km (205 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,090 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 15 mins to 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
  • Power/mass: 1.49 kW/kg (0.09 hp/lb)

Armament

  • 1 × Hotchkiss or Lewis machine gun

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