Nieuport-Delage NiD 39
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The Nieuport-Delage NiD 39 was an airliner produced in France in the late 1920s, developed from the NiD 38.Taylor 1989, 698Hartmann 2006, 21
History
The airline Compagnie Aérienne Française had purchased four examples of the previous aircraft and ordered an improved version with greater passenger capacity from the manufacturer. Like its predecessor, the NiD 39 was a single-bay biplane of conventional design with an enclosed cabin its passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot. However, while the NiD 38 could only carry two passengers, the NiD 39 could carry four. CAF also specified the engine to be used – the Armstrong Siddeley Lynx – although the first eight examples produced flew with the same Hispano-Suiza engine that had powered the NiD 38. The airline operated around thirty examples on routes between western European cities until 1932.
Variants
- NiD 390 - initial version with Hispano-Suiza 8Ac engine (8 built)
- NiD 391 - main production version with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC engine (20 built, plus 2 converted from NiD 390)
- NiD 391/2 - NiD 391 with 30 cm (12 inch) fuselage stretch (7 built)
- NiD 393 - version with Lorraine 7Ma engine (1 converted from NiD 391)
Operators
- France
- Compagnie Aérienne Française
Specifications (NiD 391)
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|crew=One pilot
|capacity=4 passengers
|length m=8.20
|length ft=26
|length in=11
|span m=10.60
|span ft=34
|span in=9
|height m=3.25
|height ft=10
|height in=8
|wing area sqm=39.0
|wing area sqft=420
|empty weight kg=898
|empty weight lb=1,980
|gross weight kg=1,400
|gross weight lb=3,100
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC
|eng1 kw=150
|eng1 hp=200
|max speed kmh=175
|max speed mph=110
|range km=375
|range miles=234
|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 web |last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Nieuport-Delage NiD-391 |work=Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/1880.htm |access-date=2008-11-26}}
- {{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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