Morane-Saulnier AI
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | Morane-Saulnier |
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| Prototype first flight | August 1917 |
Introduction | 1917 |
| Production | 1210 |
Crew | 1 |
| Variants | |||
| MoS.27 | Fighter aircraft production variant with a 7.7 mm Vickers machine gun and powered by a Gnome Monosoupape 9NI rotary engine. | ||
| MoS.29 | Fighter aircraft production variant with two 7.7 mm Vickers machine gun and powered by a Gnome Monosoupape 9NI rotary engine. | ||
| MoS.30 | Production of an advanced training aircraft with either a 120 hp Le Rhône 9Jb engine or a 135 hp Le Rhone 9Jby rotary engine. | ||
| MoS.30bis | Variant of the MoS.30 with a downgraded Le Rhone 9Jby engine of 90 hp. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 5.63 m |
Empty Weight | 421 kg |
| Wingspan | 8.50 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 650 kg |
| Height | 2.41 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 13.39 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1-2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
MG * |
Ammunition Carried |
? |
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| Other Armament | - |
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(*) forward of cockpit
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Gnome et Rhône 9N |
Type & Displacement | Nine-cylinder air-cooled radial,
24.9 L |
| Horsepower | 160 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 246.15 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | ? L
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(*) with the loaded weight, one for MoS.27,
two for the MoS.29
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 225 km/h |
Rate of Climb | 8.3 m/s |
| Range | 1 hours 45 min |
Service Ceiling | 7000 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia (fr) | - |
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