Type |
Length
(m) |
Span
U/L(m) |
Wing
Area |
Engine
(hp) |
Distinguishing Features |
Common Paint Schemes
(Abbreviations below) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7.150 |
8.100/
6.750 |
18,00m²
sq.tips |
Le Rhône
80 |
Complex cabane structure (sometimes had curved cross brace), long fuselage, other engines were used. |
CDL, Mid-Brown(dark CDL/Khaki?),
Grey(IRAS CDL) |
11 | 5.500 |
7.520/
7.400 |
13,30m²
sq.tips |
Le Rhône
80 |
"Cheeks" behind semicircular ¾ cowl. No headrest. Early Nie.11 had more rounded horizontal tail. | CDL, Brown + green upper CDL/Blue under, Grey(IRAS CDL), Khaki(Italy) |
16 | 5.640 |
7.520/
7.400 |
13,30m²
sq.tips |
Le Rhône
110 |
Similar to Nie.11 with headrest. Cowling had larger opening and forward fuselage reinforced. | Brown/green, PC10 (PC10 top CDL bottom), Possibly Aluminium(late IRAS & Belgian only!) |
17 | 5.800 |
8.160/
7.800 |
14,75m²
sq.tips |
Le Rhône
110 |
Molded plywood(strip) flanks. Headrest. Full cowl, some had non-standard cowl. | Brown/green scheme (early only), Aluminium overall, CDL (Trainers only), PC10 |
17bis | 6.000 |
8.160/
7.800 |
14,75m²
sq.tips |
Clerget
110/130 |
Fuselage stringers and plywood. Engine doors reshaped. Shorter cowl and aerofoil intakes. | Aluminium and PC10 |
21 | 5.800 |
8.160/
7.800 |
14,75m²
sq.tips |
Le Rhône
80 |
As 17, except engine and cowl(as Nie.11), no headrest. Undercarriage + cabane slightly longer. | As Nie.17 |
23 | 5.800 |
8.160/
7.800 |
14,75m²
sq.tips |
Le Rhône
110/120 |
As Nie.17 but Vickers on starboard and cabane rigged around it. U/c and cabane slightly longer. | As Nie.17 |
24 | 5.870 |
8.210/
7.820 |
14,75m²
round tips |
Le Rhône
110/120/130 |
Longer fuselage than Nie.17bis, new ply tail, new airfoil section and rounded ailerons. |
Aluminium, standard pattern 5 color
Camouflage, PC10 |
24bis | 5.870 |
8.210/
7.820 |
14,75m²
round tips |
Le Rhône
120/130 |
Like Nie.24 but with Nie.17 empennage. | As Nie.24 |
25 | 5.870 |
8.210/
7.820 |
14,75m²
round tips |
Clerget
150-200 |
3 differences from Nie.27: Broad undercarriage struts and cowl, and aerofoil shaped air intakes. | Aluminium and 5 color scheme |
27 | 5.870 |
8.210/
7.820 |
14,75m²
round tips |
Le Rhône
120/130 |
Sprung tailskid and ½-axle undercarriage pivotted from the centre. New aerofoil section. | Aluminium, 5 color scheme, and PC10 |
28 | 6.300 |
8.160/
7.770 |
16,00m²
round tips |
Gnôme
160 |
Sprung tailskid, long stringered fuselage, cabane has no diagonals and wing tips fully rounded |
Aluminium, 5 color scheme,
and O.D. Green (may have ecru undersides) |
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