Nieuport 17.C  N.1895 

The Nieuport 17 airframe was built around the 120 hp LeRhone rotary engine.  The sesquiplane layout had proved itself in the Nieuport 11 & 16 (80 hp & 120 hp motors) The first type 17 appeared at the front in about May 1916 and it became the mainstay of the French fighter Escadrilles serving well into early 1918.  First examples of the 17 were armed with an  over the wing unsynchronized Lewis gun.  Mid production aircraft had either twin Lewis guns or a single Lewis and a single Vickers.  Final designs had single Vickers guns.  License built in Russia and Italy the French sold to America, Belgium and British air services.

This is the Eduard kit #8024 I added the Eduard aftermarket brass fret 48249 to this build.  I replaced the aileron actuation rods A19-20 with metal rod as well.  The rigging is monofilament.  The personal markings and serials are from the Profi-pack #8033 kit.