The Nieuport-Delage NiD 30 was a French airliner which entered service in 1920.[1][2] It was a reverse-stagger biplane design with an enclosed cabin that seated four passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot. Provision was also made for a wireless transmitter, receiver, and operator.[3] Seven examples were operated by Compagnie générale transaérienne on its Paris–London route on twice-daily return services.[2][4]
| NiD 30 | |
|---|---|
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| NiD 30 T2 | |
| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport-Delage |
| First flight | 1919 |
| Primary user | Compagnie générale transaérienne |
| Number built | 8 |
Following the loss of one of these machines[5] in thick fog over the Channel on 27 April 1920, the remaining NiD-30s were fitted with an early audible guidance system.[2] However, after a number of further accidents, these were withdrawn from service in February 1921.[4]
A larger, six-passenger variant with longer overhung top wings was developed as the NiD 30T2 and displayed at the 1921 Salon de l'Aéronautique,[6] but this was not produced.[2][4]
Variants
edit- NiD 30T1 - four-passenger production version with Sunbeam Matabele engine (7 built)
- NiD 30T2 - six-passenger version with Darracq 12A engine (1 built)
Operators
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Specifications (NiD 30T1)
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Data from aviafrance.com
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 4 passengers
- Length: 10.80 m (35 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 13.20 m (43 ft 3 in)
- Height: 4.00 m (13 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 65.0 m2 (699 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,800 kg (3,960 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,580 kg (5,680 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam Matabele , 260 kW (350 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 172 km/h (108 mph, 94 kn)
- Range: 420 km (260 mi, 230 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
See also
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Notes
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- Hartmann, Gérard (2006). "Les avions Nieuport-Delage" (PDF). La Coupe Schneider et hydravions anciens/Dossiers historiques hydravions et moteurs. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- Parmentier, Bruno. "Nieuport-Delage NiD-30T1". Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
- Hirschauer, Louis; Dollfus, Charles, eds. (1921). L'Année Aéronautique: 1920-1921. Paris: Dunod. p. 45.