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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
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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
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
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.
Nieuport 24
Nieuport 24: The profile supplies selected period-fighter stick resistance.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Nieuport 24 · MSFS 2020 · Variant starting point
- Nieuport 24 · MSFS 2024 · Variant starting point
Nieuport 24 · Family sources identify only the variants and product versions described above.
The simulator model and controls
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.
This starting point selects Nieuport 24. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
How this profile feels
The profile supplies selected period-fighter stick resistance. Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Trim response is scoped to the represented aircraft or reproduction. Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Controls and trim
The Nieuport 24 uses a sesquiplane wing with V-shaped struts and a revised tail. The 24bis retains an earlier-style tail arrangement. Modern reproductions have separately identified engine and material choices.
About the values
The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.
What the documentation establishes
Flysimware Nieuport24 manual v1.2 explicitly lists 24bis.
Manual identifies Le Rhone rotary piston engine and blip control.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
ReviewedThis starting point selects Nieuport 24. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
Flight controls
Not yet reviewedThe Nieuport 24 uses a sesquiplane wing with V-shaped struts and a revised tail. The 24bis retains an earlier-style tail arrangement. Modern reproductions have separately identified engine and material choices.
Trim
Not yet reviewedTrim response is scoped to the represented aircraft or reproduction. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.12.
Autopilot and stability
Not yet reviewedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
ReviewedGear, flap and ground cues follow the selected settings and available simulator-reported states.
Speeds and limits
Not yet reviewedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
Not yet reviewedThe profile targets msfs2020, msfs2024. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
Not yet reviewedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe profile supplies selected period-fighter stick resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 40 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.95 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.95 with an indicated-speed reference of 80 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value80.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value40.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.6 and 0.78, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value0.78 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe profile supplies selected period-fighter stick resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 40 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.045 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.95 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.95 with an indicated-speed reference of 80 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value11.2 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value40.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value80.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 40 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.6 and 0.78, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value0.78 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyTrim response is scoped to the represented aircraft or reproduction. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.12. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.05 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value1 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value1 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.42 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.75 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- The guide identifies control surfaces but no force gearing.
- No adjustable trim mechanism was established; enabled relief is an unresolved assumption.
- Follow is off; no contemporary servo installation was established.
- Max speeds use km/h and mph without IAS/TAS qualifier; loading remains estimated.
- MSFS2020/2024 manual versions are distinct; signals were not exercised.
- Piston texture does not reproduce rotary gyroscopic coupling; trim/axis forces need specific evidence.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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