Nieuport 17

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World War I military aircraft biplane fighter aircraft single-seat aircraft

The Nieuport 17 was a highly successful French World War I biplane fighter renowned for its agility and widespread use by Allied air forces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nieuport 17 canonical 3
Nieuport 23 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military aircraft ⓘ
biplane ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration single-engine ⓘ
tractor configuration ⓘ
armament 1 × over-wing Lewis machine gun (some aircraft) ⓘ
1 × synchronized Vickers machine gun ⓘ
construction fabric-covered ⓘ
wooden airframe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
developedFrom Nieuport 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
enginePower 110 hp ⓘ
engineType rotary engine ⓘ
enteredService 1916 ⓘ
era 1910s ⓘ
firstFlight 1916 ⓘ
followedBy Nieuport 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nieuport 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedInConflict World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer Nieuport NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 110 mph ⓘ
about 177 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature excellent maneuverability ⓘ
sesquiplane wing design with narrow lower wing ⓘ
numberOfWings 2 ⓘ
powerplant Le Rhône 9J rotary engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
usedBy Belgian Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hellenic Air Force (WWI predecessor) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imperial Russian Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian Air Force (WWI predecessor) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Romanian Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Serbian Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedByAce Albert Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ
Billy Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charles Nungesser NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francesco Baracca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georges Guynemer NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInRole air superiority fighter ⓘ
fighter escort ⓘ
fighter patrols ⓘ
wingConfiguration sesquiplane ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clerget 9B → usedInAircraft → Nieuport 17 ⓘ
Le Rhône 9J → poweredAircraft → Nieuport 17 ⓘ
Le Rhône 9J → poweredAircraft → Nieuport 17 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nieuport 23
29 Squadron → aircraftOperated → Nieuport 17 ⓘ
subject surface form: No. 29 Squadron RAF