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Nielsen and Winther Type AA

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Top speed
  
150 km/h

Length
  
6.6 m

Retired
  
1919

Wingspan
  
7.7 m

Introduced
  
1917

The Nielsen & Winther Type AA, also known as the Type AA, was a Danish fighter aircraft of the 1910s.

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Development

The first Danish fighter aircraft to be conceived and built, the singe seat Type AA was of wooden construction and powered by a 90 hp Thulin rotary engine. It was armed with two guns.

Operational history

The first flight took place on 21 January 1917. The plane was tested again in 1918, this time with synchronising gear for its single Madsen machine gun. During 1917 six Type AA aircraft were delivered to the Danish Army, though they saw little service and were retired in 1919 owing to engine unreliability.

Variants

  • Type AB
  • Two-seat reconnaissance version, prototype
  • Type AC
  • Floatplane version of the Type AA, prototype

    • Operators

     Denmark
  • Danish Army (Royal Danish Army Air Corps)
    •  Norway
  • Royal Norwegian Air Force

    • Aircraft on display

  • Danmarks Flyvemuseum, Helsingor: Replica Type AA

    • Specifications (Type AA)

    Data from Green

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.70 m (25 ft 3⅛ in)
  • Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2¼ in)
  • Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
  • Gross weight: 550 kg (1212 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Thulin rotary engine, 67 kW (90 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph)

    • Armament

  • 1 x 8 mm Madsen machine gun

    • References

    Nielsen & Winther Type AA Wikipedia
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