Nieuport-Delage NiD 38
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The Nieuport-Delage NiD 38 was a touring aircraft built in small numbers in France in the early 1920s.Taylor 1989, 698The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, 2600 It was a single-bay biplane of conventional design with an enclosed cabin for two passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot.
The prototype was exhibited at the 1924 Salon de l'Aéronautique in Paris, and orders for four machines were placed by the airline Compagnie Aérienne Française.Hartmann 2006, 21 Two of these had their passenger compartments replaced by mail holds, and were used on the Geneva–Bordeaux airmail route.
Variants
- NiD 38 - production version with Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine (3 built)
- NiD 381 - version with Renault 8Gd (1 built)
Operators
- France
- Compagnie Aérienne Française
Specifications (NiD 38)
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|crew=One pilot
|capacity=2 passengers
|length m=8.11
|length ft=26
|length in=7
|span m=10.90
|span ft=35
|span in=9
|height m=3.46
|height ft=11
|height in=4
|wing area sqm=40.3
|wing area sqft=434
|empty weight kg=950
|empty weight lb=2,090
|gross weight kg=1,350
|gross weight lb=2,970
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Hispano-Suiza 8Ab
|eng1 kw=130
|eng1 hp=180
|max speed kmh=160
|max speed mph=100
|range km=350
|range miles=220
|ceiling m=4,000
|ceiling ft=13,000
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Notes
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References
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- {{cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Gérard |title=Les avions Nieuport-Delage |work=La Coupe Schneider et hydravions anciens/Dossiers historiques hydravions et moteurs |year=2006 |url=http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/les_avions_nieuport-delage.pdf |access-date=2008-11-07}}
- {{cite book |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft |publisher=Aerospace Publishing|location=London }}
- {{cite web |last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Nieuport-Delage NiD-38 |work=Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/1877.htm |access-date=2008-11-25}}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
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Category:1920s French civil utility aircraft