MORANE SAULNIER TYPE L

 

ORIGIN:

France

TYPE:

Single or two-seat armed reconnaissance fighter

ENGINE:

One 68.6 kw (92 hp) at 1,300 rpm Le Rhone Type C-9 nine-cylinder single-row rotary engine of 664.47 cub in weighing 121.5 kg (268 lb)

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Wingspan: 11.2 m (36 ft 8⅞ in)
  • Length: 6.887 m (20 ft 6¾ in)
  • Height: 3.13 m (10 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 18.3 m² (172 sq ft)
  • Max speed at sea level: 125 km/h (76 mph)
  • Minimum speed: 86 km/h (55 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 105 m/min (345 ft/min)
  • Climb to 1,000 m (3,281 ft): 8 mins
  • Endurance: 4 hrs range 451 km (280 miles)
  • Ceiling: 3,658 m (12,000 f)
  • Empty weight: 393 kg (865 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 677.5 kg (1,491 lb)

PHOTO SOURCE:

Morane-Saulnier Type L (combatairmuseum.org)

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