Nieuport-Delage NiD 38 explained

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.

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.^[3] Two of these had their passenger compartments replaced by mail holds, and were used on the Geneva–Bordeaux airmail route.

Variants

• NiD 38 - production version with Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine (3 built)
  • NiD 381 - version with Renault 8Gd (1 built)

Operators

• France
  • Compagnie Aérienne Française

References

• Web site: Hartmann . Gérard . Les avions Nieuport-Delage . La Coupe Schneider et hydravions anciens/Dossiers historiques hydravions et moteurs . 2006 . 2008-11-07.
• Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . Aerospace Publishing. London .
• Web site: Parmentier . Bruno . Nieuport-Delage NiD-38 . Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française . 2008-11-25.
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .

Notes and References

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