Morane Saulnier L
Unfortunately french
The Morane-Saulnier L, or Morane-Saulnier Type Lwas a French parasol wing one or two-seat scout aeroplane of the First World War. The Type L became one of the first successful fighter aircraft when it was fitted with a single machine gun that fired through the arc of the propeller, which was protected by armoured deflector wedges. Its immediate effectiveness in this role launched an arms race in fighter development, and the Type L was swiftly rendered obsolete. The original Type L used wing warping for lateral control, but a later version designated Type LA was fitted with ailerons.
-Wikipedia
This version is a mix of the two versions, it uses flaps (because simpleplanes wing physics can't bend) but it is also a recon variant.
Stats
1 seater
Le rhone rotary engine (borrowed from someone)
Top speed of 170km/h (110irl)
Landing speed is decent (90km/h)
Enjoy!!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 36.9ft (11.2m)
- Length 22.4ft (6.8m)
- Height 12.1ft (3.7m)
- Empty Weight 1,277lbs (579kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,401lbs (635kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.178
- Wing Loading 6.5lbs/ft2 (31.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 217.3ft2 (20.2m2)
- Drag Points 3241
Parts
- Number of Parts 166
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 551
"Unfortunately french" - No truer words have ever been spoken.
@StraitAircraft it may not be first because I made one in the ancient times before fuselage blocks, but you could try the Fokker V.8 — since it is fun by nature. To my knowledge, nobody has made the 500 winged Philips multiplane, though I was saving that for myself.
Also, there's lots of unusual stuff in the WW1 training and reconnaissance genre, especially if you look at Austria, Russia and Germany, as people tend to focus on the U.K U.S and France.
I don't know if anyone has made a Farman Longhorn, or Rumpler C series, or the various Fokker biplanes.
Also, there is a huge area before WWI where there lots of planes most people don't read about. I never made any of the early curtiss planes or (to my shame) the Deperdussin from the Shuttleworth collection.
Engines, lack of pictures and the complicated rigging layouts all but stopped me from making as many planes as I wanted to.
@PlanesOfOld thanks! I make sure that all my planes are a first on the site. Except for one. This one was a fun build, but I'm busy these few weeks and dont have the time to build new planes.
Do give me some suggestions !
@StraitAircraft It is the only one on the site perhaps 👀 I know for a fact that I made one and never finished it. M.S built some very nice planes. Especially their parasols.
@ThomasRoderick I spelt it wrong and I need to wait till tomorrow to re-upload
@ThomasRoderick thanks
Right, the 3-view diagram of the Aviatik B.I:
here
@Kerbango yeah, over 1000 were made but in simpleplanes, this is the only one.
So sad to see a successful French airplane
😁 🤣 😂