Nieuport 24bis

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Nieuport 24bis
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Nieuport
Introduction early 1917 [1]
Primary user France
Variants Nieuport 24
Wingspan 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) [2]
Engine 130hp Le Rhône 9Jb rotary
Armament sync. fixed Vickers
Crew 1
Max Speed 170 km/h (106 mph) [3][4]
to 187 km/h (116 mph)[2]
Climb 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 2:40[3]
2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 5:40[3][2]
3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 9:25[2]-9:40[3][note 1]
Ceiling 5,500 m (18,200 ft)[2]-6,800 m (22,300 ft)[4]
Endurance 1:42 [4]

The Nieuport 24bis was developed alongside the Nieuport 24 and actually preceded it into service. It retained the squared-off tail and comma rudder of the Nieuport 17 and had deeply cambered wings for increased lift. Like the 24, the 24bis was largely replaced by SPADs in the autumn of 1917 through early 1918.

Greece purchased twenty 24bis planes in March 1918; Latvia and Poland acquired a few; and Russia built their own by the Dux firm. Many of the 24bis planes were used in the Russian Civil War. Britain purchased some but only used them as trainers.[1]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Nieuport 24.

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats
Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb
16Q4-17Q4 F A or B 13 12 3

Plane and Crew Cards

  • Esc. N124 Campbell RAF


    Esc. N124
    Campbell
    RAF

  • Esc. N62 Tarascon RAF


    Esc. N62
    Tarascon
    RAF

  • Esc. N62 Tarascon Guntruck


    Esc. N62
    Tarascon
    Guntruck

  • Esc. N159 Fairchild Guntruck


    Esc. N159
    Fairchild
    Guntruck

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Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

Resources

Orthographic Drawings

  • standard model

    standard model

  • with added Lewis gun

    with added Lewis gun

References

Notes
  1. ↑ For Dux-built N24bis: 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 2:42, 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 5:42, 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 9:24.[4]
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davilla, p.392.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lamberton, pp.216-217.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Davilla, p.398.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Durkota, p.358.
Bibliography
  • Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
  • Alan Durkota, Thomas Darcey, and Victor Kulikov. The Imperial Russian Air Service. Flying Machines Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9637110-2-4
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
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