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Nieuport Nighthawk

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in 1920. In a vain attempt to work out the problems with the Dragonfly engine, four Nighthawks were also retained by the R.A.E. with experiments carried out in 1920–21. The K-151 was further converted to a two-seater with a new cockpit fitted forward of the pilot's position and was sent to India and
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II engine, this used a Nighthawk undercarriage, rear fuselage and tail with new, single-bay wings, first flying on 20 June 1921. It was modified progressively to reduce drag and increase speed, with the wing area at one stage being reduced from the original 205 ft (19.0m) to 165 ft (15.3
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under development which was meant to deliver 340 hp (254 kW) while weighing only 600 lb (272 kg), and on the basis of the promised performance, was ordered into production in large numbers. The design was also projected as a shipboard fighter, although this was considered a
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with the aircraft incorporating a more streamlined fuselage, rounded tips on the upper wings and a tightly cowled engine installation. In testing, the Goshawk reached 166.5 mph (268.0 km/h), a British record at the time. On 12 July 1921 the Goshawk was destroyed when
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flying in April or May 1919. By this time, it was clear that the Dragonfly had serious problems, being prone to extreme overheating (which was so severe as to char propeller hubs), high fuel consumption and severe vibration (inadvertently being designed to run at its
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Malaya in 1920 for a series of sales-promotion flights. After completing the first "newspaper" flight from Bombay to Poona in February 1920, delivering newspapers, the sales demonstrator was sold to India in September 1920.
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where it placed fourth at an average speed of 132.67 mph (213.51 km/h). After appearing in the 1921 event, the aircraft was privately sold. A much-modified Nighthawk appeared in 1920, designated the
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B.R. 2. All of the series of 22 Nightjars were converted from available stocks of original Nighthawks. Nightjars were used operationally during the Chanak Crisis in 1922 and were operated from
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I powered by a 185 hp Siddeley Lynx, that became the prototype for a small production run of Grouse II for Sweden. The Grouse series was the progenitor of the later
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rotary engine. The Japanese Sparrowhawks were flown from the Yokosuka Naval Base as well as from platforms built on gun turrets of warships. The
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A new civil Nighthawk, registered G-EAJY, again modified to a two-seater, had its wingspan reduced by two ft and was flown at the 1920
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radial. In 1922, the RAF acquired 29 aircraft converted from Nieuport Nighthawks, powered by both Jaguar and Jupiter engines, while
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m), in this form setting a British speed record of 196.4 mph (313.3 km/h). In 1922, the aircraft made an attempt on the
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with the first civil registered aircraft, K-151 appearing on 21 June 1919 at the first postwar Aerial Derby at
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Nieuport & General closed down in August 1920, and the rights to the Nighthawk were purchased by the
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The Mars I, after conversion to the Gloster I, was fitted with floats and used as a training
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as chief designer, the company started to design its own aircraft, with the first type, the
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Squadrons. The 25 Greek aircraft were delivered in 1923, remaining in service until 1938.
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The Nieuport & General Aircraft Co. Ltd. was formed on 16 November 1916 to produce
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A further factory conversion of a Mars III (civil registered as G-EAYN) led to the
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produced RAF Specification Type 1 for a single-seat fighter to be powered by the
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fighter (the designation signifying British Nieuport) flying early in 1918.
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To meet this requirement, Folland designed the Nighthawk, a wooden two-bay
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Civil version, appearing in both single- and two-seater configurations.
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Nighthawk conversion with smaller lower wing, equipped with 185 hp
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Bruce, J.M. "Sopwith Snipe... the RAF's First Fighter. (Part 2)."
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Rebuild of Mars 1 with more powerful engine and smaller wing.
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fatally crashed while practising for the 1921 Aerial Derby.
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in 1923 for more extensive evaluation, being tested by
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151 mph (243 km/h, 131 kn) at sea level
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Seventy Nighthawks were completed by Nieuport and the
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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"Folland's racers – Part 2". 1225:Wixey, Ken. "Folland's racers – Part 1". 449:Gloster Sparrowhawk (Mars II, III and IV) 1192:. London: Putnam, First edition, 1971. 1158:Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. 874: 859:List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force 391:naval fighter powered by a 230 hp 270:The first of these derivatives was the 1177:London: Putnam, Second edition, 1972. 1146:, Volume 25, Number 9, September 1963. 365:purchased 25 Jaguar powered fighters. 17: 729:2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller 217:Nieuport built a sport aircraft, the 7: 314:teams, remaining in use until 1930. 161:To produce a fighter to replace the 1139:, Volume 25, Number 8, August 1963. 959:Green and Swanborough 1994, p. 443. 1222:, Volume 30, No. 10, October 1968. 1218:Mason, T. 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Index


Fighter
Nieuport & General Aircraft
Hellenic Air Force
Royal Air Force
Greece
Nieuport Nightjar
Gloster Sparrowhawk
Nieuport & General Aircraft
Royal Air Force
First World War
French
Nieuport
Henry Folland
Nieuport B.N.1
Sopwith Snipe
Air Ministry
ABC Dragonfly
radial engine
biplane
resonance frequency
Gloucestershire Aircraft Company
Royal Aeronautical Establishment
Farnborough
Hendon
hydrovane
Isle of Grain
Aerial Derby
Harry Hawker
Gloster Aircraft Company

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