User:TheLongTone/Nieuport 1910 monoplane

The Train monoplanes were a series of early French sports aircraft constructed by Emile Train

Design
high-wing monoplanes of a similar configuration to the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle, with an uncovered triangular section fuselage with a single upper and two lower longerons. Exxtensive use of metal, only the skids and the wing ribs wood.

Single seater: two seater differing in having span increased by 1.5 m (10 ft 2 in) to ((convert 10.7|m|ft||abbr=on}}.

The aircraft flown by Train in the Paris Madrid race was a two-seater, powered by a 70 hp Gnome Gamma and fitted with a streamlined nacelle. 26&nbspft 3 in wingspan, 172.24 ft2 An Explanation Of The Accident.The Times (London, England), Monday, May 22, 1911; pg. 7; Issue 39591. (342 words)

Shown at the 3rd Aero Salon in 1911. Aluminium ribs, intended to eliminate the danger insects in tropical climates.

1912 3 seater

1912 school at Mourmelon

1912 Seven delivered in February. Both one & two seaters

Manufacture by the Astra company

Seaplane (Astra-Train) single float

Operational history
Train constructed his first aircraft at Meudon in 1910, using it to gain his pilot's license on 9 August, only fifteen days after his first flight.