| Nieuport 1-27: French Fighters Family Contributor(s): Kowalski, Tomasz J. (Author), Trembacz, Kamil (Author), Rzasa, Filip (Author) |
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ISBN: 8366148610 ISBN-13: 9788366148611 Publisher: Kagero OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Military - Aviation - Crafts & Hobbies | Models |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 11.6" (0.80 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The designation of Nieuport is linked with the origins of aviation. douard de Ni port (August 24, 1879-September 16, 1911) - a pilot and designer - was one of the aviation pioneers. In 1909 he established the Soci t d'A rolocomotion aircraft factory in Suresnes, manufacturing airplanes of his design. He was one of the few designers who preferred the monoplane layout with the smallest possible number of drag-increasing items. The first construction, the Nieuport I, did not distinguish itself in performance, but it was a kind of laboratory which enabled the designer to develop his new brainchild, the Niueport II of 1910, into a machine singled out for its novel technical solutions: the fabric-covered fuselage with the pilot's seat so arranged that only his head would protrude above the fuselage, or the landing gear with the wheels attached to a skid through a steel suspension spring. |
