Nieuport 17 flown by Charles Nungesser for FS2002, CFS1 and CFS2
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The Nieuport 17 was one of the most successful WW1 biplane fighters, with a 120Hp rotary engine.
Country: France
Manufacturer: Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport
Type: Fighter
First Introduced: March 1916
Number Built:
Engine: Le Rhône 9J, 9 cylinder, rotary, 110/120 hp
Wing Span: 26 ft 11 in [8.22 m]
Length: 18 ft 10 in [5.74 m]
Height: 7 ft 10 in
Empty Weight: 827 lb
Gross Weight: 1246 lb [565 kg]
Max Speed: 110 mph [177 kmh]
Ceiling: 17,388 ft [5,300 m]
Endurance: 2 hours
Crew: 1
Armament: 1 Lewis .303 machine and 1 Vickers .303 Machine gun
Pilot:
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Name: Charles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser
Country: France
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: French Air Service
Units: N65; Spa65; V106, V116
Victories: 43
Born: 15 March 1892
Place of Birth: Paris
Died: On or after 8 May 1927
Place of Death: Lost at sea
He became a pilot in March, 1915 at Avord, and was assigned to Escadrille Voisin 106. Foreshadowing his later career, he frequently brought his Voisin biplane back to base riddled with bullet holes.
Despite terrible injuries, Nungesser achieved ten victories in the battle of Verdun. A fractured skull, two broken legs, a smashed arm, a multiple-fractured jaw, a scorched foot, and a burned hand - these were some of the seventeen injuries that Charles Nungesser suffered while flying for France in the First World War. A dashing, devil-may-care pilot of legend, he was reputed to have spent more time in the hospital and in various women's beds than he did in the air. And he spent enough time in the air to shoot down 43 (45?) German aircraft.
In May 1916,he went to a fighter squadron, Escadrille N. (Nieuport) 65. With black humor he decorated the fuselage of his Nieuport 11 with a skull, crossed bones, a coffin, and candles. Then he went out and downed a German observation balloon. Repeated stunting led to more reprimands and house arrest. But when he downed an Albatros he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur.
His favorite maneuver was the whip stall. He would get above his oppenent and dive down sharply, gaining terrific speed. Then, he would pull out the dive from somewhat below the enemy, and pull up, firing a burst into the plane's belly. When he could thus deliver a fatal blow, it worked fine. But if not, he had no choice but to stall at the top of the zoom and with little airspeed, he was highly exposed. In part this tactic contributed to his frequent injuries.
From May to August, 1917, he built up his score of aerial victories to thirty-nine flying the Nieuport 17, illustrated by the model. His injuries continued; by this time, he was in constant pain and every kick of the rudder hurt. He had to be carried in and out of his aircraft.
Despite his many injuries, he survived the war, and in 1927 attempted to be the first to fly the Atlantic. Nungesser's death remains a mystery. On 8 May 1927, he and Francois Coli left LeBourget Field near Paris on an historic nonstop flight to New York in a biplane called l'Oiseau Blanc (the White Bird). They were never seen again.
Installation:
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Unzip " Nieuport17NG.zip" into a temporary file and move the "Nieuport17NG" folder into the main CFS1 aircraft directory.
The Nieuport17NG model:
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- AFX file by John Cooper.
- Many thanks to Stephan Scholz who improved the Mdl file with moving ailerons, elevator and rudder, rotating rotary engine and a windscreen .
- Sound.cfg by Christoph Ruhtenberg.
- New Panel, Textures, Air and Dp file by A F Scrub.
Sounds:
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Special Sound.cfg file by Christoph Ruhtenberg using the old Sopcamel waves.
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