Nieuport 16
| Nieuport 16 C.1 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Nieuport, Dux |
| Designer | Gustave Delage |
| Primary users | Aéronautique Militaire (France) |
| Number built | unknown |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1916 |
| Introduction date | March 1916 |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Retired | 1917 |
| Developed from | Nieuport 11 |
| Developed into | Nieuport 17 |
The Nieuport 16 C.1 (or Nieuport XVI C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French World War I single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage as a development of the Nieuport 11 with a more powerful engine. The Nieuport 16's service life coincided with the period when the first air-to-air rockets, the Le Prieur rocket, were used most frequently, and the type has a closer association with them than any other aircraft.