| NiD 30 | |
|---|---|
 NiD 30 T2 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport-Delage |
| Primary user | Compagnie générale transaérienne |
| Number built | 8 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1919 |
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]
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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 [2] However, after a number of further accidents, these were withdrawn from service in February 1921.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]
