- Morane-Borel monoplane
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Morane-Borel monoplane 
Emile Taddéoli in ~1911/13 Role Sports plane Manufacturer Morane brothers and Gabriel Borel 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 conventional design for its day, a mid-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The wooden framework of the rear fuselage was left uncovered in some aircraft. Its powerplant was a 50 hp rotary engine driving a two-blade wooden propeller.
Operational history
The Monoplane achieved fame when Jules Védrines flew one to victory in the 1911 Paris-Madrid air race, the only competitor to finish the four-day course. Emile Taddéoli was another owner of a Morane monoplane.
A float-equipped version flew in the round-Britain Hydro-Aeroplane trial of 1912. This led to the development of a two-seater, of which eight were purchased by the Royal Navy and used as spotter aircraft until the outbreak of World War I.
Surviving examples
In 2007, a single example remains extant, undergoing conservation work at the Canada Aviation Museum
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 9.12 m (29 ft 11 in)
- Empty weight: 280 kg (619 lb)
- Gross weight: 430 kg (948 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome et Rhône rotary, 37 kW (50 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 110 km/h (69 mph)
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 193.
- aviafrance.com
External links
See also
Aircraft produced by Morane-Saulnier Designation Letters Numerical Sequence MoS.1 • MoS.2 • MoS.3 • MoS.6 • MoS.7 • MoS.21 • MoS.23 • MoS.27 • MoS.28 • MoS.29 • MoS.30 • MoS.31 • MoS.32 • MoS.33 • MoS.34 • MoS.35 • MoS.42 • MoS.43 • MoS-50 • MoS-51 • MoS-53 • MoS-121 • MoS-129 • MoS-130 • MoS-131 • MoS-132 • MoS-133 • MoS-134 • MoS-136 • MoS-137 • MoS-138 • MoS-139 • MoS-140 • MoS-141 • MoS-147 • MoS-148 • MoS-149 • MoS-152 • MS-180 • MS-181 • MoS-185 • MS-200 • MS-221 • MS-222 • MS-223 • MS-224 • MS-225 • MS-226 • MS-227 • MS-229 • MS-230 • MS-250 • MS-251 • MS-275 • MS-278 • MS-300 • MS-301 • MS-302 • MS-315 • MS-316 • MS-317 • MS-325 • MS-340 • MS-341 • MS-342 • MS-343 • MS-345 • MS-350 • MS-405 • MS-406 • MS-410 • MS-408 • MS-411 • MS-430 • MS-433 • MS-435 • MS-450 • MS-470 • MS-472 • MS-474 • MS-470 • MS-475 • MS.476 • MS-477 • MS-479 • MS-500 • MS-502 • MS-504 • MS-505 • MS-506 • MS-560 • MS-570 • MS-603 • MS-700 • MS-701 • MS-703 • MS-704 • MS-730 • MS-731 • MS-732 • MS-733 • MS.755 • MS.760 • MS-880 • MS-1500
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