Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 C.1
The Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 was a French single-seat biplane fighter (C.I category)[1] designed and built by Nieuport-Delage for the French Air Force. -wikipedia
The prototype NiD.29 was an equal-span biplane with ailerons on both upper and lower wings. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear, a nose-mounted engine and a single open cockpit for the pilot. The prototype NiD 29 was evaluated by the French Service Aeronautique de l'Armee in July 1918 and a pre-production batch was ordered on 21 August 1918. It was powered by a 220 kW (300 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Fb engine piston engine, it performed well in test but could not achieve the required ceiling. The second prototype was modified with an increased wingspan and on exceeding the required ceiling it was ordered into production in 1920, becoming the fastest service fighter in the world at that time. Production aircraft did not have ailerons on the upper wing and the lower wing ailerons were increased in span, but reduced in chord.
The first mass production deliveries were made in 1922 to the French Air Force and the type was popular although it did have a tendency to enter a flat spin. The French military bought 250 aircraft which were built by Nieuport and seven other companies. The Ni-D 29 was to become an important fighter in the 1920s with purchases of 30 by Spain (including 10 Spanish licence built aircraft), 108 by Belgium (87 licensed built by SABCA). The Italian Regia Aeronautica bought 175 aircraft including 95 built by Macchi as the Macchi-Nieuport 29 and 80 built by Caproni. Sweden bought nine aircraft and designated them J 2. The Japanese company Nakajima bought a pattern aircraft and built 608 for the Imperial Japanese Army as the Ko-4.
Racing versions of the aircraft were developed and they gained eight world speed records and won the 1920 Gordon Bennett Trophy and the 1922 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe competition.[2]-wikipedia
Tips
when does aircraft without the gyroscope fun is very tricky so here is one special tip for you to know about flying this airplane the right way
- To control the plane better, keep the Left stick(roll/pitch) inside the red lines and make sure i does not cross the red border as shown in the picture below, (this one sentence is for mobile players and pc players that use the mouse as the joystick) , for those who play on PC, if you play on PC and you use the WASD Keys to control the plane then: when you want to turn, double tap any of the WASD Keys or any other key you set as you controlled until the plane is like slightly tilted left or right or slightly facing up or down. Tap the keys rapidly.)
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 41.4ft (12.6m)
- Length 26.7ft (8.2m)
- Height 12.0ft (3.7m)
- Empty Weight 5,453lbs (2,473kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,546lbs (5,237kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.086
- Wing Loading 16.1lbs/ft2 (78.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 717.6ft2 (66.7m2)
- Drag Points 5603
Parts
- Number of Parts 165
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 673