Nieuport II
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The Nieuport II was a mid-wing monoplane racing or sport aircraft built by the Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport between 1910 and 1914 and was noted for its high performance using a small tw
Surviving late production Nieuport II.N at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Catalogue page for Nieuport II showing earliest form with all flying tail
Nieuport II.G monoplane in which Emmanuel Helen won the Michelin Cup
Charles Terres Weymann
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Charles Terres Weymann was a Haitian-born early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. During World War I he flew for Nieuport as a test pilot and was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of H
Nieuport II
…Nieuport engine. His highest recorded speed was 119.63 km/h (74.33 mph) Three were flown in the 1911 Gordon Bennett Trophy at Eastchurch: one, flown by Charles Weymann and powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome double Omega, won the competition with a speed of 126.67 km/h (78.71 mph); a second, powered by a 70 hp (52 kW…
Weymann with his Gordon Bennett-winning Nieuport monoplane
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