The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War 1 in the shape of the diminutive XI of 1915. Based on the Bebe racer, built for the abandoned Gordon-Bennett Trophy of the previous year, the aircraft utilised a sesquiplane (lower wing much smaller than the upper wing) arrangement which gave the XI extreme manoeuvrability. It was the only scout respected by the all-conquering German Fokker E-series of 1915-16, and was flown by French, British, Russian, Belgian and Italian aces. The XI was replaced from May 1916 onwards by the bigger and more powerful XVII. which proved to be one of the best fighters of World War 1.
Название: Nieuport Aces of World War 1
Издательство: Osprey Publishing Ltd
Серия: Aircraft of the Aces 33
Author: Norman Franks
Illustrator: Harry Dempsey
Язык: English
Год издания: 2000
Количество страниц: 98
ISBN: 1855329614
Формат: pdf
Размер: 19,5 mb
