Year: 1916
Engine: Le Rhone Rotary
Horsepower: 110
Wingspan: 26 '
Top Speed: 101 mph (162 km/hr)
Gr. Weight: 1232 lbs (559 kg)
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
The larger Nieuport 17 appeared in May 1916 to great acclaim. The powerful 110 HP Le Rhone and a synchronized, forward-firing Vickers machine gun, made the well-balanced sesquiplane fighter a favorite of French, British, Belgian, Italian and Russian pilots for well over a year. Even the Lafayette Escadrille and its American pilots enjoyed the prowess of the Nieuport 17.