Nieuport Ni.161
The Nieuport Ni.161 was a French fighter aircraft from the 1930s .
development
In 1934 the French Ministry of Aviation wrote out a specification for a modern fighter. Then the Bloch MB.150 , the Dewoitine D.513 , the Loire 250 , the Morane-Saulnier MS.405 and the Nieuport 161 were developed.
With the Loire-Nieuport 161, which took off for the first time in 1935, a single -seater fighter was created which, with a Hispano-Suiza 12-cylinder V-engine, corresponded to the trend towards the modern low-wing fighter at the time.
After the test flights, however, it was decided in favor of the design by Morane-Saulnier and so there were only three prototypes of the Nieuport Ni.161 built.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| length | 9.56 m |
| height | 2.95 m |
| Wingspan | 11.00 m |
| Wing area | 15.00 m² |
| drive | 1 Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs with 514.5 kW (700 PS) |
| Top speed | 478 km / h |
| Empty weight | 1748 kg |
| Max. Takeoff weight | 2278 kg |
| crew | 1 pilot |
| Armament | a 20 mm rifle and two 7.5 mm machine guns |