Nieuport Nieuport-Delage NiD 590
Civilian
Bild: Wikimedia Commons
The Nieuport-Delage NiD 590 was an ambitious French three-engine colonial transport aircraft that first flew in 1932, specifically designed for operations across vast French colonial territories in Africa. Its impressive 25.9-meter wingspan and 14.7-meter fuselage provided substantial payload capacity, while the three-engine configuration offered reliability for extended missions over remote regions. With a maximum range of 1,300 kilometers, it could operate extensively from scattered colonial airfields. This specialized design exemplified French commitment to maintaining air presence across its global empire.
Technische Daten
- Einsatzrolle
- Colonial policing
- Herkunft
- France
- Triebwerke
- 3
- Erstflug
- 1932
- Länge
- 14,7 m
- Spannweite
- 25,9 m
- Höchstgeschwindigkeit
- 212 km/h
- Reichweite
- 1.300 km