Nieuport-Macchi Parasol
| Nieuport-Macchi Parasol | |
|---|---|
| |
| A Nieuport-Macchi Parasol in 1913. | |
| Role | Observation aircraft
|
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport-Macchi
|
| First flight | 1913 |
| Introduction | 1914 |
| Retired | November 1915 |
| Primary user | Royal Italian Army Corpo Aeronautico Militare |
| Number built | 42 |
| Developed from | Nieuport IV |
The Nieuport-Macchi Parasol was a single-engine
Nieuport-Macchi in the early 1910s. It was the first aircraft designed independently by Macchi, which until then had only produced aircraft under license.[1] The Parasol operated in front-line service in 1915 during the early stages of Italy's participation in World War I
.
Development history
The Nieuport-Macchi company was established in 1912 as a
roll. The Parasol made its first successful flight in 1913, and mass production
followed.
Operational history
Taking off from the airfield at
Mirafiori with test pilot Clemente Maggiora
at the controls, a Parasol set the Italian height record for an aircraft with two people on board in December 1914, reaching an altitude of 2,700 metres (8,858 ft).
With Italy's entry into
squadrons.[1]
On 23 May 1915, Italy entered World War I on the side of the
radio transmitter.[4]
On 24 September 1915, a second Parasol squadron, the 3rd Artillery Squadron, was formed, equipped with four Parasols.[5]
Although the Parasol's parasol wing gave its crew better downward visibility than in other monoplanes, allowing for good photographic shots, the plane was not very stable and was difficult to fly, so much so that many accidents occurred.anti-aircraft guns, prompted the retirement of the Parasol from service in November 1915.[4]
Operators
Specifications
Data from Abate, Lazzati. 1963, p. 21.
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 13.00 m (42 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 24.0 m2 (258 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed helical fixed-pitch
Performance
- Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
- Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph, 38 kn)
- Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 2,700 m (8,900 ft)
- Time to altitude: 26 min to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Apostolo, 1981, p. 22.
- ^ Abate, Lazzati. 1963. p. 5.
- ^ Roberto Gentili and Paolo Varriale, I Reparti dell'aviazione italiana nella Grande Guerra, AM Ufficio Storico, 1999 pp. 70-71.
- ^ a b Abate, Lazzati, 1963, p. 21.
- ^ Roberto Gentili and Paolo Varriale, I Reparti dell'aviazione italiana nella Grande Guerra, AM Ufficio Storico, 1999 pp. 71-72.
- Bibliography
- Giorgio Apostolo (1981). Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (ed.). Guida agli Aeroplani d'Italia dalle origini ad oggi. Milano. p. 22. (in Italian)
- Rosario Abate; Giulio Lazzati (1963). Editoriale Ali Nel Tempo (ed.). I Velivoli Macchi dal 1912 al 1963. Milano. (in Italian)
- Roberto Gentili and Paolo Varriale, I Reparti dell'aviazione italiana nella Grande Guerra, AM Ufficio Storico, 1999 (in Italian)
External links
- "Macchi Parasol". Their Flying Machines (in Russian). Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "Macchi Parasol". Уголок неба (in Russian). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
