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Morane-Borel monoplane
	Emile Taddéoli in ~1911/13
Role	Sports plane
Manufacturer	Morane brothers and Gabriel Borel
Designer	Raymond Saulnier
First flight	1911

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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.

A two-seat version was later produced, with the fuselage lengthened to 7.0 m (23 ft) and wingspan increased to 10 m (34 ft).^[1]

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. Later in the year he came second in the Circuit of Britain, flying an aircraft powered by a 70 hp Gnome.^[2] Another was flown by André Frey in the Paris-Rome race in 1911, finishing third.^[3] Emile Taddéoli was another owner of a Morane monoplane.

A two-seat version, powered by a 80 Gnome was entered for the 1912 British Military Aeroplane Competition.^[1]

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

Royal Navy
- Royal Naval Air Service

Specifications

From: [1] l'Aérophile, 15 April 1911, p. 170

General characteristics

Crew: 1

Performance

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Borel Monoplane Flight 20 July 1912 p. 651
^ Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Flight 29 July 1911, p.661
^ Villard, Henry Serrano (1987). Blue Ribbon of the Air. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 158. ISBN 0 874 74 942 5.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 193.

External links

aviafrance.com
Borel-Morane Monoplane, Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Morane-Borel Monoplane Flight, July 29, 1911.

[flight_651-1] The Borel Monoplane Flight 20 July 1912 p. 651

[2] Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Flight 29 July 1911, p.661

[3] Villard, Henry Serrano (1987). Blue Ribbon of the Air. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 158. ISBN 0 874 74 942 5.

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 ==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 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_651>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200651.html The Borel Monoplane][[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.
+The Monoplane was a mid-wing [[tractor configuration]] [[monoplane]] powered by a 50&nbsp;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_651>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200651.html The Borel Monoplane][[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.
 A two-seat version was later produced, with the fuselage lengthened to {{convert|23|ft|m|disp=flip|abbr=on}} and wingspan increased to {{convert|34|ft|m|disp=flip|abbr=on}}.<ref name=flight_651/>
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 ==Specifications==
-From: [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65523525/f176.image] ''[[l'Aérophile]],'' 15 April 1911, p.170
+From: [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65523525/f176.image] ''[[l'Aérophile]],'' 15 April 1911, p.&nbsp;170
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 ==External links==
-{{commonscat|Morane-Borel monoplane}}
+{{commons category|Morane-Borel monoplane}}
 * [http://www.aviafrance.com/9612.htm aviafrance.com]
 * [http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/conservation/projects/borel_morane/ Borel-Morane Monoplane], Canada Aviation and Space Museum
-* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1911/1911%20-%200648.html Morane-Borel Monoplane][[Flight International|''Flight'']], July 29 1911.
+* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1911/1911%20-%200648.html Morane-Borel Monoplane][[Flight International|''Flight'']], July 29, 1911.
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