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Meet the aircraft
The Nieuport 24 developed the French scout family with a revised fuselage and tail, retaining the small lower wing and V-shaped struts of its sesquiplane layout. The 24bis used an earlier-style tail.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗A replica that needs continuous attention
Record describes completing a Nieuport 24 replica that had been acquired as an unfinished project. The account describes an uneventful first flight after preparation. His attention was on checking that the aircraft behaved as expected, leaving little opportunity simply to enjoy the occasion. His handling description is more demanding than that quiet first flight might suggest.
Nieuport 24 reproduction with a modern engine. Interview by Phil Scott, Air & Space, April–May 2016.
Smithsonian Air & Space · Read more ↗Rotary-era controls
The aircraft uses a blip switch alongside throttle and mixture controls. Flysimware’s manual identifies the fuel-pressure gauge, hand pump, starter handcrank and cockpit clipboard. The manual shows where these controls are located.
Nieuport 24 — original MSFS release · Flysimware · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Flysimware · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube Historical Aviation Film Unit · 4 min ·
Nieuport 24: French WW1 Fighter
A modern, full-scale Nieuport 24 replica flies over New Zealand vineyards.
Modern replica · Nieuport 24
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Meet Nieuport 24 / 24bis
The Nieuport 24 developed the French scout family with a revised fuselage and tail, retaining the small lower wing and V-shaped struts of its sesquiplane layout. The 24bis used an earlier-style tail.
The aircraft served as a fighter and advanced trainer in the First World War. Modern reproductions can use different engines and materials; the selected pilot account concerns a reproduction.
Nieuport 24 / 24bis
Aircraft type designators
A model-specific ICAO or FAA designator has not been confirmed in the references reviewed for this aircraft.
History & design
An evolving scout
The Nieuport 24 appeared as faster fighters such as the SPAD VII were taking a larger role. It continued in frontline use and training alongside related Nieuport types. Distinguishing the 24, 24bis and 27 matters when reading period descriptions and photographs.
Wikipedia contributors · Nieuport 24 / 24bis background ↗Real-aircraft family history
Systems & details
Reading the pilot evidence
The selected first-hand account describes a modern reproduction. Further original or clearly identified reproduction accounts are still being sought; related Nieuport types are not substituted for the 24.
Pilot accounts
A replica that needs continuous attention
Record describes completing a Nieuport 24 replica that had been acquired as an unfinished project. The account describes an uneventful first flight after preparation. His attention was on checking that the aircraft behaved as expected, leaving little opportunity simply to enjoy the occasion.
His handling description is more demanding than that quiet first flight might suggest. He found that the replica needed to be actively flown, with limited stability in pitch and yaw and little tolerance for diverting attention to navigation. Record explicitly distinguishes its modern engine from the rotary engines of wartime Nieuports. His observations illuminate one reproduction’s character; they are not a direct flight test of an original 1917 aircraft.
Nieuport 24 reproduction with a modern engine. Interview by Phil Scott, Air & Space, April–May 2016.
Read the full account · Smithsonian Air & Space ↗In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Nieuport 24 — original MSFS release
Flysimware · Released
Nieuport 24 — original MSFS release
Flysimware · Released
MSFS 2024Nieuport 24 — native MSFS 2024
Flysimware · Released
Nieuport 24 — native MSFS 2024
Flysimware · Released
Aircraft specifications
Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Upper wingspan | 8.21 m Historical Nieuport 24 C.1; reproductions may differ |
| Length | 5.87 m Historical Nieuport 24 C.1; reproductions may differ |
| Crew | 1 Historical Nieuport 24 C.1; reproductions may differ |
| Engine options | Le Rhône 9Ja / 9Jb rotary Historical Nieuport 24 C.1; reproductions may differ |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Rotary-era controlsNieuport 24 — original MSFS release · Flysimware · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The aircraft uses a blip switch alongside throttle and mixture controls. Flysimware’s manual identifies the fuel-pressure gauge, hand pump, starter handcrank and cockpit clipboard. The manual shows where these controls are located.
Manual cockpit and panel sections
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Rotary-era controlsNieuport 24 — native MSFS 2024 · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
The aircraft uses a blip switch alongside throttle and mixture controls. Flysimware’s manual identifies the fuel-pressure gauge, hand pump, starter handcrank and cockpit clipboard. The manual shows where these controls are located.
Manual cockpit and panel sections
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Preflight and aircraft wearNieuport 24 — native MSFS 2024 · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
The native 2024 product adds wear tracking, surface dirt effects and preflight inspection items. Flysimware lists control-surface checks and removable covers, and identifies a separate 2024 manual. Its published engine ratings differ between the product description and manual, so no single rating is inferred here.
Official 2024 product description
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Original release and platform scopeNieuport 24 — original MSFS release · Flysimware · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
This is the original MSFS release, listed by Flysimware in its 2020/2024 catalogue. The native-2024 package is documented separately; its later wear and preflight features should not be assumed to belong to this product.
Official 2020 product description
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Pilot account
A replica that needs continuous attentionNieuport 24 reproduction with a modern engine. Interview by Phil Scott, Air & Space, April–May 2016.
Record describes completing a Nieuport 24 replica that had been acquired as an unfinished project. The account describes an uneventful first flight after preparation. His attention was on checking that the aircraft behaved as expected, leaving little opportunity simply to enjoy the occasion. His handling description is more demanding than that quiet first flight might suggest.
Jim Record, interviewed by Phil Scott
Smithsonian Air & Space · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
Nieuport 24 2020 manualFlysimware · Separate 2020 product manual Nieuport 24 2024 manual v1.2Flysimware · Separate 2024 product manualAircraft background
Nieuport 24 / 24bis backgroundWikipedia contributors · Family background; article retrieved 13 September 2026Product page
Nieuport 24 — original MSFS releaseFlysimware · Official product page; checked 13 September 2026 Nieuport 24 — native MSFS 2024Flysimware · Official product page; checked 13 September 2026Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 2 profile choices
Nieuport 24
Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Nieuport 24: The profile supplies selected period-fighter stick resistance.
Nieuport 24bis
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Nieuport 24bis: The profile supplies selected period-fighter stick resistance.
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