The beginning of a long line of aircraft designed by Noble Industries, the No. 1 was designed in 1913. Overwhelmingly simple, it contained a rather small amount of fuel and only the most basic flight instruments. Built in a backyard by a few friends who became the founders of Noble Industries, it was really only a prototype and was lost after crash landing in a field. It gave the newly founded company valuable building experience, and their first production aircraft, The NI-2, used many of its succesful design features to become a successful fighter in WW1.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 36.1ft (11.0m)
- Length 27.7ft (8.5m)
- Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 1,765lbs (800kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,067lbs (937kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.147
- Wing Loading 10.9lbs/ft2 (53.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 189.7ft2 (17.6m2)
- Drag Points 5932
Parts
- Number of Parts 56
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 290
