Nieuport 14

The Nieuport 14, called the Nieuport XIV A.2 in contemporary sources, was a two-seat military reconnaissance sesquiplane built in France during the First World War. It was developed in response to a summer 1915 order from the Aeronautique Militaire for a reconnaissance machine able to fly 180 kilometres out and back while carrying a bomb load. Protracted development, which refined the engine installation and increased the wing area from 28 to 30 square metres, meant that it entered service only in mid 1916, powered by a liquid-cooled Hispano-Suiza 8Aa V-8 engine. Deliveries to reconnaissance squadrons began in late 1916 and replaced obsolete Voisin III and V types, but the French Army quickly withdrew it from front-line service. It saw service only in France, while its trainer derivative, the Nieuport 82, was used by flight schools and by Brazil and Japan.