Nieuport 11

The Nieuport 11 is a French single-engine biplane fighter aircraft used during World War I that allowed France to defeat the German Fokker Eindeckers. It sometimes called "Bébé" (the French word for baby) due to its small size. A more powerful version, the Nieuport 16 was also built, leading to a series of fighters that served into the 1920s.

Nieuport 11
Nieuport 11
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Nieuport
Designer	Gustave Delage
Introduction	5 January 1916
Retired	Summer of 1917
Status	Used as a trainer until the end of the First World War
Primary users	Aéronautique Militaire Corpo Aeronautico Militare (Italy), Imperial Russian Air Service
Variants	Nieuport 16 and 17

Nieuport-Macchi 11.000 drawing

Nieuport 11 Media

• 

  Royal Naval Air Service Nieuport 11

• 

  Nieuport 11 of the Escadrille Américaine (later Escadrille Lafayette)

• 

  Original Nieuport 11 Bébé displayed at the Musée de l'Air in France

• 

  French Nieuport N.11 C.1 drawing