Designed by Gustave Delage, the Nieuport 12 was larger and more powerful the preceding Nieuport 10. A single bay biplane, the wooden wings have two spars in the top wing and only one in the lower wing. Ailerons are on the top wing only. The wooden fuselage and entire airframe are fabric covered. Tail surfaces are steel tube construction and there is no fixed fin.
Engine were either 110 hp or 130 hp Clerget rotary with a two blade propeller.
They were equipped with one Lewis machine gun in the ear cockpit. Some aircraft had a Lewis gun above the wing centre-section or, later, a Vickers gun above the front fuselage.
In addition to machines bought from France, 50 Nieuport 12’s were built in England for the RNAS and FC by the Beardmore company and could be recognised by their completely circular engine cowlings instead of the normal horseshoe type.
Ultralight replica:
Circa Reproductions Nieuport 12
Engine: 110 hp Clerget
Wingspan: 29 ft 7.5 in
Wing area: 236.5 sq.ft
Length: 23 ft 11.255 in
Height: 8 ft 11 in
Empty weight: 1155 lb
MTOW: 1815 lb
Max speed: 98 mpg at SL
Service ceiling: 13.000 ft
Endurance: 3 hr
Engine: 130 hp Clerget
Wingspan: 29 ft 7.5 in
Wing area: 236.5 sq.ft
Length: 23 ft 11.255 in
Height: 8 ft 11 in
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