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The Monoplane was a mid-wing [[tractor configuration]] [[monoplane]] powered by a 50 hp [[Gnome Omega]] 7 cylinder [[rotary engine]] driving a two-bladed Chauvière ''Intégrale'' propeller. The fuselage was a rectangular section wire-braced box girder, with the forward part covered in plywood and the rear part fabric covered: the rear section was left uncovered in some examples. The two-spar wings had elliptical ends and were braced by a pyramidal [[cabane strut|cabane]] in front of the pilot and an inverted V strut underneath the fuselage behind the undercarriage. Lateral control was effected by [[wing warping]] and the [[empennage]] consisted of a fixed horizontal stabiliser with tip-mounted full-chord elevators at either end and an aerodynamically [[balanced rudder]], with no fixed vertical surface. The undercarriage consisted of a pair of short skids each carried on a pair of struts and a pair of wheels on a cross axle bound to the skids by [[bungee cords]] and a tailskid. |
The Monoplane was a mid-wing [[tractor configuration]] [[monoplane]] powered by a 50 hp [[Gnome Omega]] 7 cylinder [[rotary engine]] driving a two-bladed Chauvière ''Intégrale'' propeller. The fuselage was a rectangular section wire-braced box girder, with the forward part covered in plywood and the rear part fabric covered: the rear section was left uncovered in some examples. The two-spar wings had elliptical ends and were braced by a pyramidal [[cabane strut|cabane]] in front of the pilot and an inverted V strut underneath the fuselage behind the undercarriage. Lateral control was effected by [[wing warping]] and the [[empennage]] consisted of a fixed horizontal stabiliser with tip-mounted full-chord elevators at either end and an aerodynamically [[balanced rudder]], with no fixed vertical surface. In later examples the horizontal surfaces were modified, and consisted of a fixed surfacee with balanced elevators hinged to the trailing edge.<ref name=flight>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200651.html][[Flight International|''Flight]] 20 July 1912 p. 651</ref> The undercarriage consisted of a pair of short skids each carried on a pair of struts and a pair of wheels on a cross axle bound to the skids by [[bungee cords]] and a tailskid. |
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==Operational history== |
==Operational history== |
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Revision as of 12:57, 20 May 2014
| Morane-Borel monoplane | |
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| Emile Taddéoli in ~1911/13 | |
| Role | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Morane brothers and Gabriel Borel |
| Designer | Raymond Saulnier |
| First flight | 1911 |
The Morane-Borel monoplane (sometimes referred to with the retronym Morane-Saulnier Type A or simply the Morane monoplane) was an early French single-engine, single-seat aircraft. It was flown in several European air races.
Design
The Monoplane was a mid-wing tractor configuration monoplane powered by a 50 hp Gnome Omega 7 cylinder rotary engine driving a two-bladed Chauvière Intégrale propeller. The fuselage was a rectangular section wire-braced box girder, with the forward part covered in plywood and the rear part fabric covered: the rear section was left uncovered in some examples. The two-spar wings had elliptical ends and were braced by a pyramidal cabane in front of the pilot and an inverted V strut underneath the fuselage behind the undercarriage. Lateral control was effected by wing warping and the empennage consisted of a fixed horizontal stabiliser with tip-mounted full-chord elevators at either end and an aerodynamically balanced rudder, with no fixed vertical surface. In later examples the horizontal surfaces were modified, and consisted of a fixed surfacee with balanced elevators hinged to the trailing edge.[1] The undercarriage consisted of a pair of short skids each carried on a pair of struts and a pair of wheels on a cross axle bound to the skids by bungee cords and a tailskid.
Operational history
The Monoplane achieved fame when Jules Védrines flew one to victory in the 1911 Paris to Madrid air race, the only competitor to finish the four-day course. Another was flown by André Frey in the Paris-Rome race in 1911, finishing third.[2] Emile Taddéoli was another owner of a Morane monoplane.
Surviving examples
In 2007, a single example remains extant, undergoing conservation work at the Canada Aviation Museum
Operators
Argentina- Argentine Air Force
Brazil- Brazilian Naval Aviation
Romania- Royal Romanian Air Force
United Kingdom
Specifications
From: [2] l'Aérophile, 15 April 1911, p.170
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
Performance
Notes
- ^ [1]Flight 20 July 1912 p. 651
- ^ Villard, Henry Serrano (1987). Blue Ribbon of the Air. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 158. ISBN 0 874 74 942 5.
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 193.
- aviafrance.com
External links
- [url=http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/conservation/projects/borel_morane/ Borel-Morane Monoplane], Canada Aviation and Space Museum}
- Morane-Borel MonoplaneFlight, July 29 1911.