5-2017 NIEUPORT 23

The Nieuport 23 is a French fighter plane in a mixed half-wing structure with canvas covering most of the surfaces from the First World War. The prototype flew in 1917. The machine was a development of the great Nieuport 17 and outwardly did not differ much from it. However, it had a new 120HP Le Rhone 9Jb engine and a new machine gun synchronizer. The plane was used in aviation under the designation Nieuport 23C1. They flew on it, among others. French, American and Belgian pilots. Technical data: length: 6.4 m, wingspan: 8.2 m, height: 2.4 m, maximum speed: 168 km / h, rate of climb: 5.8 m / s, maximum ceiling 6500 m, armament: fixed - 1 Vickers machine gun 7.7mm cal.