Nieuport 11
| Nieuport 11 | |
|---|---|
| Replica Nieuport 11 in Italian markings. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport |
| Designer | Gustave Delage |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Aéronautique Militaire (France) |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 5 January 1916 |
| Variants | Nieuport 16 |
The Nieuport 11 (or Nieuport XI C.1 in contemporary sources), nicknamed the Bébé, is a French World War I single seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage. It was the primary aircraft that ended the Fokker Scourge in 1916. The type saw service with several of France's allies, and gave rise to the series of "vee-strut" Nieuport fighters that remained in service (latterly as trainers) into the 1920s.