Morane-Saulnier BB
| Morane-Saulnier BB | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Biplane reconnaissance aircraft |
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| First flight: |
1915 |
| Number of pieces: |
94 |
The Morane-Saulnier Type BB was a two-seat French biplane reconnaissance aircraft that was used in the First World War .
Development and use
The type BB was designed by Morane-Saulnier in 1915.
150 aircraft on order, the powerful 110 hp Le Rhone - rotary engines should be equipped, only 94 were delivered and fitted due to delivery problems with the weaker 80-horsepower Le Rhone engine. As an experiment, an airplane with a water-cooled Hispano-Suiza engine was built, which was named Morane-Saulnier type BH .
The aircraft were used by Squadrons 1, 3 and 60 of the Royal Flying Corps and 201, 203 and 204 of the Royal Naval Air Service . Some of the Morane-Saulnier BBs, equipped with a machine gun for the observer, were also armed with an additional machine gun for the pilot mounted above the upper wing.
Some BB were also delivered to the Imperial Air Fleet in Russia and the Spanish Air Force.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 (pilot and observer) |
| length | 7.00 m |
| span | 8.67 m |
| height | 2.54 m |
| Wing area | 23 m² |
| Dimensions | 750 kg |
| drive | 1 × rotary motor Le Rhone 9 J, 80 PS (59 kW) |
| Top speed | 157 km / h |
| Flight duration | 1 h 30 min |
| Service ceiling | 4000 m |
| Rise time | 20 min at 2000 m altitude |
| Armament | 1-2 machine guns |
literature
- Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi: Airplanes from the beginnings to the First World War. Wiesbaden 1976, ISBN 3-8068-0391-9 .
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . Aerospace Publishing, London.
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989.
- Bruno Parmentier: Morane-Saulnier BB . In: Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française . Retrieved November 7, 2008.
Web links
- Photo, technical data , accessed May 8, 2009
- Photo accessed May 8, 2009
- http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/morane-saulnier.html , accessed May 8, 2009