Morane-Saulnier P

Type P
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduction	1914
Primary users	Aéronautique Militaire; Royal Flying Corps
Number built	595

The Morane-Saulnier Type P (official designations MS.21 and MS.26) was a French parasol wing two-seat reconnaissance aeroplane of the First World War. Morane-Saulnier built 595 for the French air force, and it was also used by the British until 1916-17.

In addition to being fitted with ailerons and having a more streamlined fuselage, the Type P was more powerful and better armed than its better known ancestor, the Type L (MS.3) and had a more developed cabane structure compared to the intermediate Type LA (MS.4).

Operators

Brazil

Brazilian Air Force

France

French Air Force

Japan

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

Russia

Imperial Russian Air Service

United Kingdom

Royal Flying Corps

Specifications (Type P)

Data from The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing)^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 7.2 m (23 ft 7⅜ in)
Wingspan: 11.2 m (36 ft 8⅞ in)
Height: 3.47 m (11 ft 4⅝ in)
Wing area: 18 m² (194 sq ft)
Empty weight: 433 kg (953 lb)
Loaded weight: 733 kg (1,613 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhone 9J rotary engine, 82 kW (110 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 156 km/h (97 mph) at 2,000 m (6,560 ft)
Endurance: 2½ hours
Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,740 ft)
Climb to 3,000 m (9,840 ft): 15 min 50 s

Armament

Guns: 1 × Vickers machine gun and 1× Lewis gun or 2× Lewis guns
Bombs: Light load of bombs

References

Citations

↑ Bruce 1982, p. 312.

Bibliography

Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-X.
Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.

See also Lewis, Cecil Sagittarius Rising for descriptions of operations carried out flying various Parasols

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[Bruce_RFC_p312-1] Bruce 1982, p. 312.

Aircraft produced by Morane-Saulnier
Designation Letters	A B C F G GA GB H I L LA M N Nm O P S T TRK U V WR Y AC AE AF AFH AI AN/ANB/ANR/ANL/ANS AR AS BB BH
Numerical Sequence	MoS.1 MoS.2 MoS.3 MoS.4 MoS.5 MoS.6 MoS.7 MoS.8 MoS.9 MoS.10 MoS.13 MoS.21 MoS.22 MoS.23 MoS.25 MoS.26 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.120 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 MS.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.408 MS.410 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.501 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
Names & Nicknames	Alcyon Borel Bullet Criquet Epervier Fleuret Monococque Paris Pétrel Rallye Vanneau

Aviation in World War I
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Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing German Cuxhaven Bombing of cities Aerial reconnaissance Fokker Scourge Flight over Vienna Bloody April Battles
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