Click and drag to rotate

DIGITAL PREVIEW
Not a Photo

1/285 Nieuport 17 x3

Made by
Print With Shapeways
Choose Your Material
$9.84
Choose your color and finish
QTY

Have a question about this product?

contact the designer
You must be logged in and verified to contact the designer.
Product Description
The Nieuport 17 was a French biplane fighter aircraft of World War I The type was a slightly larger development of the earlier Nieuport 11, and had a more powerful engine, larger wings, and a more refined structure in general. At first, it was equipped with a 110 hp Le Rhône 9J engine, though later versions were upgraded to a 130 hp engine. It had outstanding maneuverability, and an excellent rate of climb. Unfortunately, the narrow lower wing, marking it as a "sesquiplane" design with literally "one-and-a-half wings", was weak due to its single spar construction, and had a disconcerting tendency to disintegrate in sustained dives at high speed. Initially, the Nieuport 17 retained the above wing mounted Lewis gun of the "11", but in French service this was soon replaced by a synchronised Vickers gun. In the Royal Flying Corps, the wing mounted Lewis was usually retained, by now on the improved Foster mounting, a curved metal rail which allowed the pilot to bring the gun down in order to change drums or clear jams. A few individual aircraft were fitted with both guns - but in practice this reduced performance unacceptably, and a single machine gun remained standard.

3 aircraft included.

    
Details
What's in the box:
1/285 Nieuport 17 x3
Dimensions:
5.02 x 1.91 x 0.76 cm
Switch to inches
1.98 x 0.75 x 0.3 inches
Switch to cm
Success Rate:
First To try.
What's this?
Rating:
Mature audiences only.
Logo

Hello.

We're sorry to inform you that we no longer support this browser and can't confirm that everything will work as expected. For the best Shapeways experience, please use one of the following browsers:

Click anywhere outside this window to continue.