Nieuport-Delage NiD 38

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NiD 38
RoleTouring aircraft
National originFrance
Manufacturer Nieuport-Delage
First flight1924
Introduction Compagnie Aérienne Française
Number built4

The Nieuport-Delage NiD 38 was a touring aircraft built in small numbers in France in the early 1920s. [1] [2] It was a single-bay biplane of conventional design with an enclosed cabin for two passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot.

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The prototype was exhibited at the 1924 Salon de l'Aéronautique in Paris, and orders for four machines were placed by the airline Compagnie Aérienne Française . [2] [3] Two of these had their passenger compartments replaced by mail holds, and were used on the GenevaBordeaux airmail route. [2]

Variants

Operators

Specifications (NiD 38)

Data from aviafrance.com

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, 698
  2. 1 2 3 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, 2600
  3. Hartmann 2006, 21

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