Nieuport B.N.1

B.N.1
Role	Fighter
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Nieuport & General Aircraft
Designer	Henry Folland
First flight	1918
Status	Prototype
Number built	1

The Nieuport B.N.1 was a prototype British single engined Fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was a single engined biplane intended to replace the Sopwith Camel, but only one was built, being destroyed in a crash. The Sopwith Snipe was built instead to replace the Camel.

Specifications

Data from The British Fighter since 1912

General characteristics

• Crew: One

Performance

• Endurance: 3 hr
• Climb to 15,000 ft (4,600 m): 16 min

Armament

• Guns: 2x forward firing, synchronised .303 in Vickers machine guns and one Lewis gun above upper wing

References

• Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.
• Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One:Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.
• Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, USA:Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.