nieuport 17 lafayette escadrille 3D Model

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nieuport 17 lafayette escadrille color scheme with low poly pilot.
cinema4d r10 has materials, textures and lights.
other formats zip files have textures enclosed.
polygons 27272
vertices 27997
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pilot enclosed. the pilot is not rigged -it hasn't bones-.
the nieuport 17 was a french biplane fighter aircraft of world war i, manufactured by the nieuport company.
the type was a slightly larger development of the earlier nieuport 11, and had a more powerful engine, larger wings, and a more refined structure in general. at first, it was equipped with a 110 hp 82 kw le rh?ne 9j engine, though later versions were upgraded to a 130 hp 97 kw engine. it had outstanding maneuverability, and an excellent rate of climb. unfortunately, the narrow lower wing, marking it as a "sesquiplane" design with literally "one-and-a-half wings", was weak due to its single spar construction, and had a disconcerting tendency to disintegrate in sustained dives at high speed. initially, the nieuport 17 retained the above wing mounted lewis of the "11", but in french service this was soon replaced by a synchronised vickers. in the royal flying corps, the wing mounted lewis was usually retained, by now on the improved foster mounting, a curved metal rail which allowed the pilot to bring the down in order to change drums or clear jams. a few individual aircraft were fitted with both - but in practice this reduced performance unacceptably, and a single machine remained standard.