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 observation aircraft produced by the Italian aeronautical company Nieuport-Macchi in the early 1910s. It was the first aircraft designed independently by Macchi, which until then had only produced aircraft under license. The Parasol operated in front-line service in 1915 during the early stages of Italy's participation in World War I.