| Technical data | |
|---|---|
| Type | Nieuport by P.N.Nesterov |
| Function | experimental |
| Year | 1914 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Engines | 1*70hp Gnome |
| Length | 8.0m |
| Wingspan | 12.3m |
| Wing area | 22.5m |
| Empty weight | 400kg |
| Loaded weight | 500kg |
| Wing Load (kg/m2) | 22.2 |
| Power load (kg/hp) | 7.1 |
| Maximum Speed | 104km/h |
'Nieuport' by P.N.Nesterov
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Experimental aircraft, rebuilt from Nieuport-IV to test P.N.Nesterov novel ideas (see P.N.Nesterov Page) aimed on aircraft controls optimization. Fuselage was shortened by 0.7m, rudder and tailfin deleted. Tailplane and elevators were substantially increased and equipped with aerodynamic compensation.
Modifications were performed by P.N.Nesterov and his mechanic G.M.Nelidov in Kiev (early 1914). During Spring 1914 several flights were performed by P.N.Nesterov himself. Pilot-inventor carefully studied aircraft reaction on controls. Everything was working, turns were performed without problems.
But P.N.Nesterov was not satisfied. It was found that Nieuport-IV controls (wings were wrapped by means of pedals) did not fit well with rudderless configuration.
Summer 1914 P.N.Nesterov got a chance to build aircraft of his own design on the 'Dux' factory. Those plans were crashed by WWI...
References:
- "History of aircraft construction in the USSR", Vol.1 p.119-120;
