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The Morane-Saulnier V, also known as the Morane-Saulnier Type V was a French fighter of the 1910s.

Type V
Role	Fighter Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Morane-Saulnier
First flight	April 1916
Introduction	RFC - 13 May 1916 IRAS - 1 April 1917
Retired	RFC - 19 October 1916 IRAS - late 1917
Primary user	Royal Flying Corps Imperial Russian Air Service
Number built	30

Development

Developed in parallel with the Morane-Saulnier I, the Type V was similar to the I but was larger with a three-hour endurance. It also differed in that it had larger wing and deepened ventral contours to accommodate extra fuel tanks. An intended development fitted with ailerons was planned as the Morane-Saulnier U, but was not flown.

Operational history

Developed at the beginning of 1916, the Type V was intended primarily to meet a Royal Flying Corps requirement, and the service of the Type V was officially accepted in May 1916. However, like the Type I, the aircraft proved to be unpopular across-the-board and the Type V was retired from service only 5 months later. However, in 1917 18 aircraft were in service with the Imperial Russian Air Service (IRAS). It is believed that these were acquired by the Bolshevik Red Air Fleet during the Russian Revolution.

Operators

 United Kingdom

• Royal Flying Corps

 Russian Empire

• Imperial Russian Air Service

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force - Aircraft taken from IRAS during Russian Revolution

Variants

Morane-Saulnier V

company designation

MS.22

official French government STAe designation for the V

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 5.81 m (19 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9J nine-cylinder rotary engine , 82 kW (110 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (102 mph, 89 kn)
• Endurance: 3 hours 0 minutes

Armament

• 1 x 7.7mm cockpit-mounted Vickers gun

References

Bibliography

• Bruce, Jack. "The Bullets and the Guns". Air Enthusiast. Nine, February–May 1979. pp. 61–75. ISSN 0143-5450
• Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
• Green, William; Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. p. 414.

Further reading

• Lacaze, Henri & Lherbert, Claude (2013). Morane Saulnier: ses avions, ses projets [Morane Saulnier: Their Aircraft and Projects] (in French). Outreau, France: Lela Presse. ISBN 978-2-914017-70-1.

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Il Morane-Saulnier Type V fu un aereo da caccia monomotore, monoposto e monoplano ad ala media, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica francese Morane-Saulnier nei primi anni dieci del XX secolo.

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