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Nieuport-Delage 29

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

In 1920, the Nieuport-Delage Ni-D 29 was the fastest airplane in the world. Designed by the Nieuport firm for the French Aviation Militaire in 1918, the Ni-D 29 appeared too late for combat in WWI. Following its record-breaking performance in the 1920 Gordon Bennett Trophy race, when it flew 168 miles per hour, it was [...]

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Wright-Martin Type V

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

The Wright-Martin Type V, was a reconnaissance type with tractor propeller, and the observer’s cockpit being placed well forward of the entering wedge of the lower wings.

Specifications from “Practical Aviation,” by Charles Hayward, 1919
Planes
The span of the machine is 39 feet 8 ½ inches, both planes being the same size. The [...]

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