Book Review of Nieuport 1-17 French Fighters Family
Authors: Thomasz J. Kowaskit, Kamil Trembacz,
Filip Rasa & Edgar Lienpinsh
Kagero Publishing
ISBN: 978-83-66148-61-1
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $22.95
Copyright December 27, 2019
ISBN: 978-83-66148-61-1
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $22.95
Copyright December 27, 2019
HISTORY:
The designation of Nieuport is linked with the origins of aviation. Eduard de Nieuport (August 24, 1879 – September 16, 1911) – a pilot and designer – was one of the aviation pioneers.
In 1909, he established the Societe d’ Aerolocomotion aircraft factory in Suresnes, manufacturing airplanes of his design. He was one of the few designers who preferred the monoplane layout with the smallest possible number of drag-increasing items.
The first construction, the Nieuport I, did not distinguish itself in performance, but it was kind of a laboratory which enabled the designer to develop his new brainchild, the Nieuport II of 1910, into a machine singled out for its novel solutions: the fabric-covered fuselage with the pilot’s seat so arranged that only his head would protrude above the fuselage, or the landing gear with the wheels attached to a skid through a steel suspension spring.
THE BOOK:
Kagero Publishing is based in Lublin Poland.
The book is soft cover of 88 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color illustration of a Nieuport 17C-1 in flight above the clouds. It is overall bare metal, with a French vertical tri-color (red, white & blue) on the rudder, a red number 12 followed by a red bird in flight, with “PERE DORME 3” above it on the sides of the fuselage. It was flown by Rene Dorme (23 air victories) at number 3 Escadrille.
This aircraft appears again as a color side profile on the back cover.
The book contains 43 black and white photos and 80 color illustrations. 2-view, 3-view and 5-view profiles, 2 single profiles, a page showing 5 box arts of Copper State Models brand 1/32nd scale kits of: The Nieuport XVII late, the XVII early, the XXI, the XXIII and the XXIII RFC.
The black and white photos show: a Russian Nieuport 21E-1, a Polish 4G, a 4, an Italian and a Russian 10, a French 11C-1 armed with rockets, a French 12 and two photos of a French 17C-1, a Russian 11C-1, a French 11C-1, a Polish 16C-1 and two photos of a 17C-1, a Polish 23, two photos of a Russia 23, two photos of a Finish 17C-1, a German 17, a French 11, a Polish 11C-1, 14, two photos of the 17C-1, a 18 trainer, a 21, 23, two photos of a 24 and a 24 bis C-1 and a triplane 17.
The book has a build review of Copper State Models 1/32nd scale Nieuport 17 (early) built by Kamil Trembacz, with 40 color walk-around type photos.
Another build review is of the Copper State Models 1/32nd scale Nieuport 17 (late) built by Filip Rzasa, with 43 color walk-around type photos.
The color profiles consist of: a 3-view of a Finish 17C-1, a 5-view of a Russian 23, two 3-views of a Polish 21E=1 and a 17C-1.
This is one neat book. It will be of great interest to modelers who intend to build the Copper State Neiuport kits and also aviation historians.
Highly recommended.
I wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample.
They are the North American distributor of Kagero books and all the Kagero titles can be seen on their website at:
The designation of Nieuport is linked with the origins of aviation. Eduard de Nieuport (August 24, 1879 – September 16, 1911) – a pilot and designer – was one of the aviation pioneers.
In 1909, he established the Societe d’ Aerolocomotion aircraft factory in Suresnes, manufacturing airplanes of his design. He was one of the few designers who preferred the monoplane layout with the smallest possible number of drag-increasing items.
The first construction, the Nieuport I, did not distinguish itself in performance, but it was kind of a laboratory which enabled the designer to develop his new brainchild, the Nieuport II of 1910, into a machine singled out for its novel solutions: the fabric-covered fuselage with the pilot’s seat so arranged that only his head would protrude above the fuselage, or the landing gear with the wheels attached to a skid through a steel suspension spring.
THE BOOK:
Kagero Publishing is based in Lublin Poland.
The book is soft cover of 88 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color illustration of a Nieuport 17C-1 in flight above the clouds. It is overall bare metal, with a French vertical tri-color (red, white & blue) on the rudder, a red number 12 followed by a red bird in flight, with “PERE DORME 3” above it on the sides of the fuselage. It was flown by Rene Dorme (23 air victories) at number 3 Escadrille.
This aircraft appears again as a color side profile on the back cover.
The book contains 43 black and white photos and 80 color illustrations. 2-view, 3-view and 5-view profiles, 2 single profiles, a page showing 5 box arts of Copper State Models brand 1/32nd scale kits of: The Nieuport XVII late, the XVII early, the XXI, the XXIII and the XXIII RFC.
The black and white photos show: a Russian Nieuport 21E-1, a Polish 4G, a 4, an Italian and a Russian 10, a French 11C-1 armed with rockets, a French 12 and two photos of a French 17C-1, a Russian 11C-1, a French 11C-1, a Polish 16C-1 and two photos of a 17C-1, a Polish 23, two photos of a Russia 23, two photos of a Finish 17C-1, a German 17, a French 11, a Polish 11C-1, 14, two photos of the 17C-1, a 18 trainer, a 21, 23, two photos of a 24 and a 24 bis C-1 and a triplane 17.
The book has a build review of Copper State Models 1/32nd scale Nieuport 17 (early) built by Kamil Trembacz, with 40 color walk-around type photos.
Another build review is of the Copper State Models 1/32nd scale Nieuport 17 (late) built by Filip Rzasa, with 43 color walk-around type photos.
The color profiles consist of: a 3-view of a Finish 17C-1, a 5-view of a Russian 23, two 3-views of a Polish 21E=1 and a 17C-1.
This is one neat book. It will be of great interest to modelers who intend to build the Copper State Neiuport kits and also aviation historians.
Highly recommended.
I wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample.
They are the North American distributor of Kagero books and all the Kagero titles can be seen on their website at: