The aircraft is a full-sized replica of the First World War French Nieuport 24 fighter, built from modern materials and powered by modern engines.[1] [2]
The Airdrome Nieuport 24 features a strut-braced sesquiplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1] [2]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The kit is made up of twelve sub-kits. The Airdrome Nieuport 24 has a wingspan of 26.91NaN1 and a wing area of 180square feet. It can be equipped with engines ranging from 85to. The standard engine is the 1100NaN0 Hirth F30 two stroke engine, with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine four-stroke or a 1100NaN0 Rotec R2800 four stroke radial engine optional. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 400 hours by the manufacturer.[1] [2] [4]
The replica performs better than the original Nieuport 24 on the same installed power, because modern materials result in a much lighter aircraft.[1] [2]
Twelve examples had been completed by December 2011.[3]