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Airdrome Nieuport 24
The Airdrome Nieuport 24 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction and is available in two versions, the Nieuport 24 and Nieuport 24 bis.[1][2][3] The aircraft is a full-sized replica of the First World War French Nieuport 24 fighter, built from modern materials and powered by modern engines.[1][2] Design and developmentThe Airdrome Nieuport 24 features a strut-braced sesquiplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2] The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The kit is made up of twelve sub-kits. The Airdrome Nieuport 24 has a wingspan of 26.9 ft (8.2 m) and a wing area of 180 sq ft (17 m2). It can be equipped with engines ranging from 85 to 110 hp (63 to 82 kW). The standard engine is the 110 hp (82 kW) Hirth F30 two stroke engine, with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine four-stroke or a 110 hp (82 kW) Rotec R2800 four stroke radial engine optional. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 400 hours by the manufacturer.[1][2][4] The replica performs better than the original Nieuport 24 on the same installed power, because modern materials result in a much lighter aircraft.[1][2] Operational historyTwelve examples had been completed by December 2011.[3] Specifications (Airdrome Nieuport 24)Data from Bayerl, Kitplanes and Airdrome Aeroplanes[1][3][4] General characteristics
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