Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplan
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The Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplans were a series of 1920s French racing monoplanes built by Nieuport-Delage. It was the first aircraft to be recorded as achieving 200 mph (321.88 km/h) in level flight and it established a world air speed record in 1923, attaining an airspeed of 205.2 mph (330.275 km/h).[1]
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Role | Racing monoplane |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Nieuport-Delage |
First flight | 1921 |
Number built | 2 |
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