Redfern Nieuport 17/24
The Redfern Nieuport 17/24 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Walter Redfern and produced by the Walter Redfern Company of Post Falls, Idaho, based upon the First World War Nieuport 17 and Nieuport 24 fighter aircraft. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.
The plans allow a builder to complete the aircraft as either a Nieuport 17 or Nieuport 24.
Design and development
The Nieuport 17/24 features a biplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear with and a single engine in tractor configuration.The replica is built from a combination of wood and metal tubing, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing, has a wing area of and is supported by interplane struts, cabane struts and flying wires. The tail is also cable-braced. The acceptable power range is and the standard engine used is the Warner Scarab seven cylinder radial engine.
Changes over the original aircraft design include the addition of main wheel brakes and a tailwheel, whereas the original aircraft had no brakes and fitted a tailskid.
The Nieuport 17/24 has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is.
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a engine is and the landing roll is.
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied plans as 2000 hours.